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teak
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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.

[Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tkka.]

teak adj.

teak
Noun
the hard yellowish-brown wood of an East Indian tree, used for furniture making [Malayalam (a language of S India) tēkka]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.teakteak - hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
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.teakteak - tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
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
teak [tiːk] nteck m
adjen or de teck
teak [tiːk] nTeak nt
teak [tiːk] nteak m

teak
n teak [tiːk]
1 a type of tree that grows in India, Malaysia, Burma etc. kiaatشَجَرة السّاجтиково дървоtýkteaktræder Teakholzbaumτικ (είδος δέντρου τροπικών χωρών)tecatiikpuuدرخت ساجtiikkiteckעֵץ טִיקसागौनtik (vrsta drveta)tíkfapohon jatitekktrétekチーク티크나무tikastīkkokspokok jatiteak(boom)teak(tre)tektecatecтик(овое дерево)tíktiktikovinateakträdต้นสักtik ağacı柚樹тикове деревоساکھو کا درختcây gỗ tếch柚树
2 its very hard wood The table is (made of) teak; (also adjective ) teak furniture.kiaatخَشَب السّاجтикtýkové dřevoteaktræ; teaktræs-das Teakholz; Teakholz-...ξύλο τικmadera de tecatekapuitچوب ساجtiikki(de) teckעֵץ טִיקसागौन की लकड़ी, टीकtikovinatíkfakayu jatitekkviður, tekktek; di tekチーク材(の)티크재목tikastīkkokskayu jatiteakhoutteak(-)drewno tekoweteca(de) tecтиковое деревоtíkové drevotikovinatikovinateakไม้สักtik kerestesi柚木тикساکھو کي لکڑيgỗ tếch柚木

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