stengah

/ ˈstɛŋɡə /

noun

1. another name for stinger

Word History and Origins

Origin of stengah¹

from Malay sa tengah one half

Example Sentences

Any chappie askin' for a "gin stengah" at the Yellow Dog in K.L. would be hooted off the verandah before you could say knife.

From Time Magazine Archive

When one has knocked about the federated Malay States for donkeys' years, as one has, one learns that "stengah" means a small whisky and water, nothing more, nothing less.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Stengah," he observed, reaching for the bottle.

From Project Gutenberg

"Tiga stengah," he cried after each splash and pause, gathering the line busily for another cast.

From Project Gutenberg

"Tiga stengah," which means three fathom and a half.

From Project Gutenberg