Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Dust coated the old teak table.

  2. Indonesia's plantation-grown teak is of the world's highest quality.

  3. The teak is a deciduous tree that can grow to a height of 40 metres.

  4. Teak is a tropical dark wood used for making furniture.

    deTeak ist ein dunkles Tropenholz, welches zur Möbelherstellung verwendet wird. — raggione

  5. Natural teak forests occur in only four countries: India, Laos, Burma and Thailand.

    ruПриродные тиковые леса встречаются только в четырёх странах: Индии, Лаосе, Бирме и Таиланде. — Wezel

Origin

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

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Word family

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See also

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