See also: tokaý

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Etymology 1

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

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tokay (countable and uncountable, plural tokays)

  1. A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
  2. 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.
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Etymology 2

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See tokay gecko.

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tokay (plural tokays)

  1. The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.
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  1. ^ tokay”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ tokay” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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tokay (first-person possessive tokayku, second-person possessive tokaymu, third-person possessive tokaynya)

  1. (slang) excrement, feces, dung