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stengah

/ ˈstɛŋɡə /

noun

  1. another name for stinger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stengah1

from Malay sa tengah one half
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Example Sentences

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.

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.

"Stengah," he observed, reaching for the bottle.

"Tiga stengah," he cried after each splash and pause, gathering the line busily for another cast.

"Tiga stengah," which means three fathom and a half.

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