teak
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/tiːk/
Definition of teak
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable, usually)An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
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noun
- (countable, uncountable, usually)An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- (countable, usually)A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
- (uncountable, usually)A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.
adj
- (not-comparable)Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
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Etymology
Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).
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