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tala

1
[tah-luh]
noun
  1. a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
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Origin of tala

1
1890–95; < Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl

tala

2
[tah-luh]
noun, plural ta·la.
  1. a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Western Samoa, equal to 100 sene.
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Origin of tala

2
1965–70; < Samoan tālā < English dollar
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Historical Examples of tala

  • This last anecdote, by Nelson, appears to be contradicted by Hay of Tala.

    The Mystery of Mary Stuart

    Andrew Lang

  • Within a few days, Donnegan related, everybody was nipping on the tala.

    The Test Colony

    Winston Marks

  • Why did they come into the clearing when they drank the tala?

    The Test Colony

    Winston Marks

  • We had not yet got a clear idea of the nature of Tala Mungongo.

  • Tala and Langi returned to Pulotu and told about their ill-usage.

British Dictionary definitions for tala

tala

noun
  1. the standard monetary unit of Samoa, divided into 100 sene
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