Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
Tokay
noun · first attested 18th century
The dessert wine is named for a Hungarian town.
A sweet wine from north-eastern Hungary.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 18th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Tokaj
- In English
Tokay
Tokaj sits where the Bodrog meets the Tisza, in a region whose sweet wines were prized across Europe. English spells it with a y.
Hungary
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