teak

teak  (tk)

n.

1.

a. A tall evergreen tree (Tectona grandis) of southeast Asia, having hard, heavy, durable yellowish-brown wood.

b. The wood of this tree, used especially for furniture and in shipbuilding.

2. A grayish yellowish brown or grayish to moderate brown.

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[Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tkka.]

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teak adj.

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teak

Noun

the hard yellowish-brown wood of an East Indian tree, used for furniture making [Malayalam (a language of S India) tēkka]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	teak - hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding teakwood Tectona grandis, teak - tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	2.	teak - tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood Tectona grandis genus Tectona, Tectona - small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak teak, teakwood - hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Translations

teak [tiːk] n → (madera de) teca

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teak [tiːk] n → teck m

adj → en or de teck

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teak [tiːk] n → Teak nt

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teak [tiːk] n → teak m