TEAK


Meaning of TEAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtēk ]

noun

Etymology: Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tēkka

Date: 1698

1. : a tall tropical Asian timber tree ( Tectona grandis ) of the vervain family

2. : the hard yellowish-brown wood of teak used especially for furniture and shipbuilding

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.