teak

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable, usually) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
2. (countable, usually) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
3. (uncountable, usually) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.

Adj

Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiːk/

Etymology

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Synonyms

teakwood

Tectona grandis

teak tree

yellowish-brown color

Tectona

yellowish-brown

tree

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Translations

teck

teca

Teak

teak

teca

tek

dąb indyjski

teakboom

teczyna wyniosła

Teakbaum

ساج كبير

Tectona

είδος ξύλου

τικ

teca

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