[ 'təʊkə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) the largest South American toucan, with mainly black plumage, a white throat and breast, and a massive black-tipped orange bill. [ Ramphastos ~ .]
Origin
C18: via Port. from Tupi; cf. toucan .
[ 'təʊkə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) the largest South American toucan, with mainly black plumage, a white throat and breast, and a massive black-tipped orange bill. [ Ramphastos ~ .]
Origin
C18: via Port. from Tupi; cf. toucan .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004