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tokay¹

  • /təʊˈkeɪ/ UK
  • /toʊˈkeɪ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪ

Where it comes from

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

noun tokays · tokaji

  1. countable, uncountable A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
  2. countable, uncountable Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape. 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.

tokay²

  • /təʊˈkeɪ/ UK
  • /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/ UK
  • /toʊˈkeɪ/ US
  • /ˈtoʊ.keɪ/ US

Rhymes with -eɪ, -əʊkeɪ

Where it comes from

See tokay gecko.

noun tokays · tockay

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

Tokay³

noun Tokays

  1. Alternative letter-case form of tokay

Translations

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noun variety of grape

Françaistokay

noun wine made from this grape

Françaistokay

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"tokay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tokay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tokay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tokay

Chicago

"tokay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tokay.

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@misc{tokay_2026,
  title = {tokay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tokay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}