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stengah
/ ˈstɛŋɡə /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stengah1
from Malay sa tengah one half
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Example Sentences
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Any chappie askin' for a "gin stengah" at the Yellow Dog in K.L. would be hooted off the verandah before you could say knife.
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When one has knocked about the federated Malay States for donkeys' years, as one has, one learns that "stengah" means a small whisky and water, nothing more, nothing less.
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"Stengah," he observed, reaching for the bottle.
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"Tiga stengah," he cried after each splash and pause, gathering the line busily for another cast.
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"Tiga stengah," which means three fathom and a half.
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