totok

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adjective

Of pure or unmixed foreign descent, especially in colonial Southeast Asia.

OriginMalay totok →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Of pure or unmixed foreign descent, especially in colonial Southeast Asia.
noun
  1. A person of full (unmixed) foreign ancestry, especially
  2. A person of full (unmixed) foreign ancestry, especially: A Chinese, Arab, or European born outside the region and not locally assimilated.
    1. A Chinese, Arab, or European born outside the region and not locally assimilated.

Origin

  1. Malaytotok
  2. Englishtotok

Borrowed from Malay totok.

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Cite this entry
APA

totok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totok

MLA

“totok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totok. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “totok,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/totok.

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