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teak

Syllabification: (teak)
Pronunciation: /tēk/

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Definition of teak

noun

  • 1hard durable timber used in shipbuilding and for making furniture.
  • 2the large deciduous tree native to India and Southeast Asia that yields this timber.
    • Tectona grandis, family Verbenaceae

Origin:

late 17th century: from Portuguese teca, from Tamil and Malayalam tēkku

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