tokay

See also: tokaý

English

Etymology 1

From Hungarian tokaji (“of Tokay”), from Tokaj (placename) + -i (“originating from”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /təʊˈkeɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /toʊˈkeɪ/

Noun

tokay (countable and uncountable, plural tokays)

  1. A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
  2. Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape.
    • 2009 February 25, Eric Asimov, “Asian Fusion, via the Wine List”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      It was made from the furmint grape, which is better known in Hungary’s lusciously sweet tokays, but this was delicate, floral and just right with a tart chicken curry dish.
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Etymology 2

See tokay gecko.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /təʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /toʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtoʊ.keɪ/[2]

Noun

tokay (plural tokays)

  1. The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.
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References

  1. ^ “tokay”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ “tokay” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

Indonesian

Noun

tokay (plural tokay-tokay)

  1. (colloquial, originally Prokem slang) alternative spelling of tokai
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