tambala
/tamˈbɑːlə
/noun (plural same or tambalas)
A monetary unit of Malawi, equal to one hundredth of a kwacha.Such fuel price hikes spell doom for a poor villager who has to add a few more tambalas when buying paraffin....
- The Reserve Bank of Malawi on November 11 issued a new series of 20 tambala and 50 tambala coins.
- He was about seven years old, dressed in rags and begging for tambalas in the local market.
Origin
From Nyanja, literally 'cockerel'.