tala

¹

[ tah-luh ]

noun

1. a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.

tala

²

[ tah-luh ]

noun

, plural ta·la.

1. a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Western Samoa, equal to 100 sene.

tala

/ ˈtɑːlə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Samoa, divided into 100 sene

Word History and Origins

Origin of tala¹

1890–95; < Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl

Origin of tala²

1965–70; < Samoan tālā < English dollar

Example Sentences

Photographer Pétala Lopes wanted to show this couple’s daily struggles.

From Washington Post

When we got beyond our own camp we passed through a kind of open wood with thinly-scattered "tala" trees.

From Project Gutenberg

Joe enlisted the help of various females to keep him supplied with skins of tala, and with the satiation of his craving he took a completely new interest in life.

From Project Gutenberg

Toddy is likewise procured from the lontar or Borassus flabellifer, the tala of the Hindus.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence we had only a great development of solanums, talas, acacias, euphorbias, and laurels.

From Project Gutenberg