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tambala

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tam·ba·la  (täm-bäl)
n. pl. tambala
See Table at currency.

[Perhaps from Chewa or Nyanja, cockerels.]
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Noun1.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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At this coffee morning we had a tambala, a raffle and you could buy a wild range of refreshments.
However, all but these eight involved doubled letters: ALALA / ULULU, ARABA / URUBU, ARACA / URUCU, ARACARI / URUCURI, CALCIFIC / SALSIFIS, CARAPA / COROPO, TAMBALA / TOMBOLO, and TARATA / TERETE.
Duncan Tambala, another Supreme Court judge, argues: "If 75% of men rape their wives, the same percentage would have to be slapped with a jail sentence as rapists -- which would mean the fall of the family in Malawi.
 
 
 
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