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 [tiːk]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a large verbenaceous tree, Tectona grandis, of the East Indies, having white flowers and yielding a valuable dense wood

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the hard resinous yellowish-brown wood of this tree, used for furniture making, etc.

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various similar trees or their wood

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a brown or yellowish-brown colour

[from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam 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 → teca f, madera f de teca

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teak [ˈtiːk]

n → teck m

adj [table, wardrobe, furniture] → en teck
tea kettle n (US) → bouilloire f
tea lady n (British) dame qui prépare le thé pour les employés d'une entreprise
tea leaf n [tea leaves] (pl) → feuille f de thé

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teak

n (= wood) → Teak(holz) nt; (= tree) → Teakbaum m

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teak [tiːk] n → teak m

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teak [tiːk] n → teak m

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teak

n teak [tiːk]

1 a type of tree that grows in India, Malaysia, Burma etc. kiaat شَجَرة السّاج тиково дърво týk teaktræ der Teakholzbaum τικ (είδος δέντρου τροπικών χωρών) teca tiikpuu درخت ساج tiikki teck עֵץ טִיק सागौन tik (vrsta drveta) tíkfa pohon jati tekktré tek チーク (인도의) 티크나무 tikas tīkkoks pokok jati teak(boom) teak(tre) tek teca tec тик(овое дерево) tík tik tikovina teakträd ต้นสัก tik ağacı 柚樹 тикове дерево ساکھو کا درخت cây gỗ tếch 柚树

2 its very hard wood The table is (made of) teak; (also adjective ) teak furniture. kiaat خَشَب السّاج тик týkové dřevo teaktræ; teaktræs- das Teakholz; Teakholz-... ξύλο τικ madera de teca tekapuit چوب ساج tiikki (de) teck עֵץ טִיק सागौन की लकड़ी, टीक tikovina tíkfa kayu jati tekkviður, tekk tek; di tek チーク材(の) 단단한 목재 tikas tīkkoks kayu jati teakhout teak(-) drewno tekowe teca (de) tec тиковое дерево tíkové drevo tikovina tikovina teak ไม้สัก tik kerestesi 柚木 тик ساکھو کي لکڑي gỗ tếch 柚木