tokay

See also: tokaý

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təʊˈkeɪ/
• 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.

Alternative forms

• tokaji

Translations

variety of grape

• Finnish: tokaji, tokaji-rypäle
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• French: tokay (fr) m

wine made from this grape

• Finnish: tokaji, tokajinviini
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• French: tokay (fr) m

Etymology 2

See tokay gecko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/
• IPA^(key): /toʊˈkeɪ/, /ˈtoʊ.keɪ/

Noun

tokay (plural tokays)

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

Alternative forms

• tockay

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Indonesian

Noun

tokay (first-person possessive tokayku, second-person possessive tokaymu, third-person possessive tokaynya)

1. (slang) excrement, feces, dung