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Meaning of tokay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
təʊˈkeɪ

Definitions

  1. A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
  2. The tokay gecko, a spotted lizard native to Asia and some Pacific islands.
  3. Any of a variety of white wines made from this grape.

Equivalents

Čeština tokaj
Français tokay
Magyar tokaji
Polski tokaj

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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