English Explanatory Dictionary

tokay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
noun
  1. The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tokay.

Pronunciation

/təʊˈkeɪ/ /toʊˈkeɪ/ /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/ /ˈtoʊ.keɪ/

Word forms

tokay tokays tokaji tockay

Etymology

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

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