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tam·ba·la
(täm-bä′lə)n. pl. tambala
A unit of currency in Malawi equal to 1/100 of the kwacha.
[Perhaps from Chewa or Nyanja, cockerels.]
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tambala
(tæmˈbɑːlə)n
a unit of Malawian currency, worth one hundredth of the standard unit, the kwacha
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tam•ba•la
(tɑmˈbɑ lə)n., pl. -la, -las.
a monetary unit of Malawi, equal to 1/100 of a kwacha.
[1965–70]
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| Noun | 1. | tambala - 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi Malawian monetary unit - monetary unit in Malawi Malawi kwacha, kwacha - the basic unit of money in Malawi |
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