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Etymology
Portuguese teca from Tamil த����� (θe�k�) or Malayalam ത������ (θe�k�).

Pronunciation

Noun
teak

1. an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
2. a tree of the species in the genus Tectona
3. (colour) a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

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Translations
trans-top|timber
French: teck m
trans-mid
Russian: �ик (tik) m
Spanish: teca f
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trans-top|tree
Bulgarian: �ик (tik) m, �иково д��во (tikovo d�rvo) n
French: teck m
Japanese: ��� (chīku)
Malayalam: ത������ (θe�k�)
Marathi: सा� सा�वान
trans-mid
Russian: �ик (tik) m
Spanish: teca f
Tamil: த����� (θe�k�)
Telugu: ���� (Taeku)
trans-bottom

trans-top|colour
Japanese: ���� (chīkuiro)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Adjective
teak

1. (colour) of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Translations
trans-top|colour
Japanese: ����� (chīkuiro no)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
afrormosia
iroko
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Dutch

Noun
teak n

1. an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding, outdoors furniture and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

See also
teakhout

Category:Browns
Category:Colors
Category:Malayalam derivations
Category:Portuguese derivations
Category:Tamil derivations
Category:Trees
Category:Woods

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