teak

CEFRB2

/tiːk/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hard tropical wood used for furniture and buildings.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.

Examples

  • Teak is a tall tree from Asia.

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.

  2. An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

adjective

Extra meaning

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

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The outdoor furniture was made of a tropical wood called blank, which resists rot.

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Origin

noun

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