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wantok

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɒntɒk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈwɑntɑk/
  • General-American: /-toʊk/

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noun

Meaning 1

A close comrade; a person with whom one has a strong social bond, usually based on a shared language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Papua-New-Guinea, sometimes, term-of-address

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin wantok, from English one talk, that is, a speaker of the same language.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Tok Pisin: wantok — close comrade