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tokay

UK/təʊˈkeɪ/US/toʊˈkeɪ/

tokay noun: a variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.

Noun (1)

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.
    • 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.2009 February 25, Eric Asimov, “Asian Fusion, via the Wine List”, in New York Times

Noun (2)

tokay (plural tokays)

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

Noun (3) capitalized: Tokay

Tokay (plural Tokays)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of tokay.

Forms of tokay

pluraltokays
alternative formtokaji
alternative formtockay
pluralTokays

Origin of tokay

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

See tokay gecko.

Phrases with tokay

Words that rhyme with tokay

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Questions about tokay

What does tokay mean?
Tokay means a variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
What part of speech is tokay?
Tokay is a noun.
How do you pronounce tokay?
Tokay is pronounced /təʊˈkeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of tokay?
The plural of tokay is tokays.

Words near tokay in the dictionary

  1. Tokarz
  2. Tokarzes
  3. Tokashiki
  4. Tokashikis
  5. Tokat
  6. tokay
  7. tokay gecko
  8. tokay geckoes
  9. tokay geckos
  10. tokays
  11. tokden

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