Etymology

toke

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Spanish toque
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toke · noun, verb1

Clipping of token.

toke · noun, verb2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtoque
  2. English todaytoke

Presumably borrowed from Spanish toque (literally “touch”). Noun sense 1968, verb 1952.

Words from the same roots

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