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stengah

/ˈstɛŋ.(ɡ)ə/

stengah noun: a drink of whisky and soda.

Noun

stengah (plural stengahs)

  1. (Malaysia) A drink of whisky and soda.
    • “Push the boat out, Adams,” said Hart. “Stengah for me.”1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 77
    • "It gives you the Tuan touch. You learn to clap your hands to summon your coloured servants, instead of yelling...to drink stengahs, instead of plain whisky, to speak of lunch as tiffin...God help us!" He chuckled deeply.1975, Xavier Herbert, Poor Fellow My Country, Sydney: Collins Publishers, published 1988, page 129

Forms of stengah

pluralstengahs

Origin of stengah

From Malay se tengah (“one half”).

Questions about stengah

What does stengah mean?
Stengah means a drink of whisky and soda.
What part of speech is stengah?
Stengah is a noun.
How do you pronounce stengah?
Stengah is pronounced /ˈstɛŋ.(ɡ)ə/.
What is the plural of stengah?
The plural of stengah is stengahs.

Words near stengah in the dictionary

  1. Stendy
  2. Stene
  3. stenellid
  4. stenellids
  5. Stenes
  6. stengah
  7. stengahs
  8. Stengel
  9. Stengel dive
  10. Stengel dives
  11. Stengelese

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