stengah

English

Etymology

From Malay se tengah (“one half”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɛŋ.(ɡ)ə/

Noun

stengah (plural stengahs)

(Malaysia) whisky and soda.
- 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 77:
  “Push the boat out, Adams,” said Hart. “Stengah for me.”

References

“stengah”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“stengah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

hangest

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