# towkay

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈt̪au̯.keɪ/

## Definitions
1. A business owner; boss (especially a Chinese Malaysian or Chinese Singaporean boss).
2. Term of address for a business owner boss.

## Etymology
From Hokkien 頭家 /头家 (thâu-ke, “boss”). Doublet of taoke.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/towkay