Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toko

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
toko
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shop in the Netherlands selling mainly Asian food products, and generally Asian- or Indo-European-owned.

noun

Alternative spelling of toco (“corporal punishment”).

British usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Dutch toko (“Southeast Asian grocery store”), from Malay toko (“shop”), from Hokkien 土庫 /土库 (thó͘-khò͘, “private storehouse”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: toko, 土庫

Usage

Inflected Forms

tokos (plural)

Phrases

give toko toko for yam

Questions

What does toko mean?
A shop in the Netherlands selling mainly Asian food products, and generally Asian- or Indo-European-owned.
Where does toko come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce toko

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