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tokay

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /təʊˈkeɪ/
  • US: /toʊˈkeɪ/
  • rhymes with -eɪ
  • UK: /ˈtəʊ.keɪ/
  • US: /ˈtoʊ.keɪ/
  • rhymes with -əʊkeɪ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of tokay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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5

noun

Meaning 5

variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: vinifera grape

Narrower terms: flame tokay

6

noun

Meaning 6

Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wine, vino

History

Etymology

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

See tokay gecko.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: токайско (tokajsko) — variety of grape
  • Finnish: tokaji — variety of grape
  • Finnish: tokaji-rypäle — variety of grape
  • French: tokay — variety of grape
  • Bulgarian: токайско (tokajsko) — wine made from this grape
  • Czech: tokaj — wine made from this grape
  • Finnish: tokaji — wine made from this grape
  • Finnish: tokajinviini — wine made from this grape
  • French: tokay — wine made from this grape
  • Hungarian: tokaji — wine made from this grape
  • Polish: tokaj — wine made from this grape