noun
pl. ma·tam·ba′la a monetary unit of Malawi, equal to of a kwacha
Origin of tambala
literally , rooster, in a Bantu language of Malawitambala
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tambala
noun
pl. tambalaA unit of currency in Malawi equal to 1100 of the kwacha.
Origin of tambala
Perhaps from Chewa or Nyanja cockerelsTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
From Chichewa tambala (“rooster"), after the rooster that appeared on the original coins in this denomination.
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