TUK-TUK

Meaning of TUK-TUK in English

[ 'tʊktʊk ]

■ noun (in Thailand) a three-wheeled motorized vehicle used as a taxi.

Origin

imitative.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TUK-TUK — tuk-tuk BrE AmE ˈtʊk tʊk ▷ tuk-tuk|s s
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KNOCK — dukduk;tuk-tuk;tuktuk;tuktukon
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TUCKET — noun Etymology: probably from obsolete English tuk to beat the drum, sound the trumpet Date: 1593 a fanfare on a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUCKET — I. ˈtəkə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from tuck (III) (influenced in meaning by obsolete English tuk to beat …
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TUCK — I. ˈtək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tuken, touken, tucken, from Old English tūcian to ill-treat, punish; akin …
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SODOKU — ˈsōdəˌkü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, from Chinese (Cant) shué rat + tûk poison : rat-bite fever b
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UNTUCK — /un tuk"/ , v.t. to release from or bring out of a tucked condition: She untucked her legs. [ 1605-15; …
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TUXEDO — — tuxedoed , adj. /tuk see"doh/ , n. , pl. tuxedos . 1. Also called dinner jacket . a man's …
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TUCK-SHOP — /tuk"shop'/ , n. Brit. a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold. [ 1855-60 ]
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TUCK-POINT — /tuk"poynt'/ , v.t. to finish (masonry) with tuck pointing. [ 1880-85 ]
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TUCKET — /tuk"it/ , n. a trumpet fanfare. [ 1585-95; TUCK 4 + -ET ]
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TUCKER-BOX — /tuk"euhr boks'/ , n. Australian. a box used to store or carry food. [ 1900-05 ]
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TUCKER-BAG — /tuk"euhr bag'/ , n. Australian. a bag used to carry food. [ 1900-05 ]
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TUCKER — /tuk"euhr/ , n. 1. Richard , 1915-75, U.S. operatic tenor. 2. Sophie ( Sophie Abruza ), 1884-1966, U.S. singer and …
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TUCKER — tucker 1 /tuk"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that tucks. 2. a piece of linen, muslin, or the …
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TUCKAWAY TABLE — /tuk"euh way'/ a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top. [ TUCK 1 …
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TUCKAHOE — /tuk"euh hoh'/ , n. 1. Also called Indian bread . the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found …
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TUCK — tuck 1 /tuk/ , v.t. 1. to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your …
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TUCHMAN — /tuk"meuhn/ , n. Barbara (Wertheim) /werrt"huym/ , born 1912, U.S. historian and writer.
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PAWTUCKET — /paw tuk"it/ , n. a city in NE Rhode Island. 71,204.
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NAUGATUCK — /naw"geuh tuk'/ , n. a city in central Connecticut. 26,456.
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NANTUCKET — /nan tuk"it/ , n. an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. 5087; 15 mi. (24 km) long.
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KULETUK — /kooh"leuh tuk'/ , n. Canadian. a hip-length overcoat with a hood, usually designed for women; parka. [ 1895-1900; quliktaq, qulittaq, …
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KENTUCKY — — Kentuckian , adj. , n. /keuhn tuk"ee/ , n. 1. a state in the E central United States. 3,661,433; …
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KENTUCK — /keuhn tuk"/ , n. Informal Older Use. (esp. in the Midwest) 1. Kentucky. 2. a native or inhabitant of Kentucky. …
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FRIAR TUCK — /tuk/ the jolly, pugnacious friar who was a member of Robin Hood's band.
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TUCKET — noun Etymology: probably from obsolete English tuk to beat the drum, sound the trumpet Date: 1593 : a fanfare on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUCKET — [tuck.et] n [prob. fr. obs. E tuk to beat the drum, sound the trumpet] (1593): a fanfare on a trumpet
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MUKTUK — [muk.tuk] n [Inuit maktak] (1835): whale skin used for food
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FISH SAUCE — in Southeast Asian cookery, a liquid seasoning prepared by fermenting freshwater or saltwater fish with salt in large vats. After …
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VEHICLE — n. 25B6; noun a stolen vehicle : MEANS OF TRANSPORT, conveyance; car, automobile, motorcycle, motorbike, van, bus, coach, lorry, truck; …
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