teak
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teak
- /tiːk/
Rhymes with -iːk
Where it comes from
Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).
noun teaks · teek
- An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
- A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.
adjective teek
- Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
Translations
Every language
noun timber
| Español | teca |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सागौन sāgaun |
| Português | teca |
| Français | teck |
| Deutsch | Teak, Teakholz |
| Română | tec |
| Русский | тик tik |
| العربية | سَاج sāj |
noun tree
| Español | teca |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 티크 tikeu |
| 日本語 | チーク chīku |
| 中文 | 柚木 yóumù |
| हिन्दी | सागौन sāgaun |
| Kiswahili | msaji |
| Português | teca |
| Français | teck |
| Deutsch | Teakbaum, Teak |
| Italiano | teak, teck |
| Română | tec |
| Русский | тик tik, ти́ковое де́рево tíkovoje dérevo |
| Tiếng Việt | tếch, giá tỵ |
| العربية | سَاج sāj |
| עברית | טִיק tik |
noun colour
| 日本語 | チーク色 chīkuiro |
|---|
adj colour
| 日本語 | チーク色の chīkuiro no |
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Talk about this word "teak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/teak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. teak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/teak "teak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/teak.Cite this
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title = {teak},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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