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Tockay vs Towkay - What's the difference?

tockay | towkay |

As nouns the difference between tockay and towkay

is that tockay is a spotted lizard native to India while towkay is a business owner; boss (especially a Malaysian Chinese).

tockay

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spotted lizard native to India.
    • (Webster 1913)

    towkay

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Malaysian) A business owner; boss (especially a ).
  • (Malaysian) Term of address for such a person; sir.

    • References

    * The '' just attributes a Malay origin, but the ''Collins English Dictionary (2009) states it's of Chinese origin. * Lee Eng Kew (???), 2004, “??“??”?” (Who are the towkays), .