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- [toh-key]
- /toʊˈkeɪ/
- /təʊˈk.eɪ/
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- [toh-key]
- /toʊˈkeɪ/
Definitions of tokay word
- noun tokay an aromatic wine made from Furmint grapes grown in the district surrounding Tokay, a town in NE Hungary. 1
- noun tokay Horticulture. a large, red variety of grape, grown for table use. the vine bearing this fruit, grown in California. 1
- noun tokay a sweet, strong white wine made in California. 1
- noun tokay a small gecko, Gekko gecko, of S and SE Asia, having a retractile claw at the tip of each digit 0
- noun tokay a fine sweet wine made near Tokaj, Hungary 0
- noun tokay a variety of large sweet grape used to make this wine 0
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Origin of tokay
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < dialectal Malay tokeʔ < Javanese təʔkəʔ (spelling tekek)
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Parts of speech for Tokay
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tokay popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tokay usage trend in Literature
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