teak

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

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

Synonyms

teakwood

Tectona grandis

teak tree

yellowish-brown color

Tectona

yellowish-brown

tree

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/tiːk/

Etymology

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