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tokay gecko

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
tokay gecko
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tokek. First attested in 1753, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call.

Origin

Inflected Forms

tokay geckos (plural) tokay geckoes (plural)

Synonyms

fuck-you lizard tockay tokay

Questions

What does tokay gecko mean?
A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.
Where does tokay gecko come from?
First known use: First attested in 1753.

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