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Meaning of taoke | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtawke

Definitions

  1. boss; owner (of a business entity such as shop, etc.); shop owner; shopkeeper; business owner; employer (especially a Chinese Filipino boss)
  2. term of address for a business owner boss (especially a Chinese Filipino boss)

Equivalents

English towkay
Bahasa Indonesia tauke
Bahasa Melayu tauke
ไทย เถ้าแก่

Examples

“Ipinasiyang gamitin ang Hokkien para sa mga pangngalang natatangi sa timog Tsina: Tengsua, huankhe, tuadi, tuadikuan, huanna, huanpo, taoke, tsutsiya, at iba pa.”

CEFR level

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

taol taom taon taon ng Ating Panginoon taon-taon taon-taunin

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