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tambala

noun tam·ba·la \ täm-ˈbä-lə \

Definition of tambala

plural tambala also tambalas
a monetary subunit of the kwacha (Malawi) — see kwacha at Money Table

Origin and Etymology of tambala

Nyanja (Bantu language of Malawi), literally, cockerel

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