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Tokay vs Tawny - What's the difference?

tokay | tawny |

As nouns the difference between tokay and tawny

is that tokay is forest while tawny is a light brown to brownish orange colour.

As an adjective tawny is

of a light brown to brownish orange colour.

tokay

English

Alternative forms

* tokaji

Noun

(en noun)
  • A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia.
  • A variety of white wines made from this grape.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 25, author=Eric Asimov, title=Asian Fusion, via the Wine List, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It was made from the furmint grape, which is better known in Hungary’s lusciously sweet tokays , but this was delicate, floral and just right with a tart chicken curry dish.}}

    tawny

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of a light brown to brownish orange colour
  • * 1908 ,
    • They fell a-twittering among themselves once more, and this time their intoxicating babble was of violet seas, tawny sands, and lizard-haunted walls.

    Synonyms

    *

    Noun

  • A light brown to brownish orange colour

    • Derived terms

    * tawny owl * tawny port