Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

totok

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
to-tok
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of pure or unmixed foreign descent, especially in colonial Southeast Asia.

noun

A person of full (unmixed) foreign ancestry, especially

noun

A person of full (unmixed) foreign ancestry, especially: A Chinese, Arab, or European born outside the region and not locally assimilated.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay totok.

Questions

What does totok mean?
Of pure or unmixed foreign descent, especially in colonial Southeast Asia.
Where does totok come from?
Borrowed from Malay totok.

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