tokay
See also: tokaý
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Hungarian tokaji (“of Tokay”), from Tokaj (placename) + -i (“originating from”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tokay (countable and uncountable, plural tokays)
- A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
- 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 edit
Translations edit
variety of grape
wine made from this grape
Etymology 2 edit
See tokay gecko.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tokay (plural tokays)
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References edit
- ^ “tokay”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “tokay” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
tokay (first-person possessive tokayku, second-person possessive tokaymu, third-person possessive tokaynya)