chokey

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/ Rhymes: -əʊki === Etymology 1 === From choke + -y. ==== Adjective ==== chokey (comparative more chokey, superlative most chokey) Reminiscent of choking. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”). ==== Noun ==== chokey (countable and uncountable, plural chokeys) (UK, dated) Prison. (South Asia, historical) A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc. ===== Related terms ===== === Anagrams === Hockey, hockey