Etymology

tokay

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Today it means: A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia. Full definition →

Hungarian tokaji
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tokay · noun1

  1. Hungarian · borrowed fromtokaji“of Tokay”
  2. English todaytokay

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

tokay · noun2

See tokay gecko.

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