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tambala

tambala noun: malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.

Noun

tambala (plural tambalas or matambala)

  1. Malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.

Forms of tambala

pluraltambalas
pluralmatambala

Origin of tambala

From Chichewa tambala (“rooster”), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.

Words that rhyme with tambala

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Questions about tambala

What does tambala mean?
Tambala means malawi's minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha.
What part of speech is tambala?
Tambala is a noun.
What is the plural of tambala?
The plural of tambala is tambalas.

Words near tambala in the dictionary

  1. Tamazight
  2. tambac
  3. Tambacounda
  4. tambak
  5. tambaks
  6. tambala
  7. tambalacoque
  8. tambalas
  9. Tambangan
  10. tambaqui
  11. tambaquis

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