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to⋅kay

[toh-key]
–noun
a gecko, Gekko gecko, of the Malay Archipelago and southeastern Asia: sometimes kept as a pet.

Origin:
1745–55; < dial. Malay tokeʔ < Javanese təʔkəʔ (sp. tekek)

To⋅kay

[toh-key]
–noun
1. an aromatic wine made from Furmint grapes grown in the district surrounding Tokay, a town in NE Hungary.
2. Horticulture.
a. a large, red variety of grape, grown for table use.
b. the vine bearing this fruit, grown in California.
3. a sweet, strong white wine made in California.
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To·kay   (tō-kā')   
n.  
  1. A variety of white grape originally grown near Tokaj (formerly Tokay), a town of eastern Hungary.

  2. A wine made from this grape.

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