Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teak

/tiːk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
teak
IPA
/tiːk/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.

Countable

noun

A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.

Uncountable

adj

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: teca, തേക്ക്, தேக்கு

Usage

Inflected Forms

teaks (plural) teek (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

nonteak teakwood teaky

Phrases

African teak Australian teak bastard teak Rhodesian teak teak moth teak oil tough as teak white teak

Frequently Paired Words

afrormosia iroko

Synonyms

tectona grandis teakwood

Homonyms

teek

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce teak?
The recorded pronunciation is /tiːk/.
What does teak mean?
An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
Where does teak come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce teak

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