Definitions by Dictionary Johnson
stengah
1) a whiskey and soda, served in equal measures over ice; from a Malay word for “half”
2) by analogy, a person of mixed European and Asian descent; used pejoratively by the British in imperial Singapore
2) by analogy, a person of mixed European and Asian descent; used pejoratively by the British in imperial Singapore
“He had heard reports that Matthew had been seen with Miss Chiang but did not want to bring the matter up until he was more sure of his ground, for it was out of the question for a Webb to be seen associating openly with a ‘stengah’ ….” (J.G. Farrell, The Singapore Grip, 1978)
stengah by Dictionary Johnson April 24, 2021