Meanings
plural teaks · alternative obsolete teek
- countableuncountableusuallyAn extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
nountall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Tamilதேக்கு
- Malayalamതേക്ക്
- Portugueseteca
- Englishteak
Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).
More words from Portuguese, Malayalam, Tamil
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سَاج, سَاج
- سَاج (sāj)timber
- سَاج (sāj)tree
Basque teka
- tekatree
Bengali সেগুন
- সেগুন (śegun)tree
Bulgarian тик, тик
- тик (tik)timber
- тик (tik)tree
- тиково дърво (tikovo dărvo)tree
Catalan tec, teca
- tectimber
- tecatimber
- tectree
- tecatree
Chinese Mandarin 柚木
- 柚木 (yóumù)tree
Czech týkové dřevo, teakové dřevo
- týkové dřevotimber
- teakové dřevotimber
- teka obrovskátree
- teaktree
- týktree
Danish teaktræ
- teaktrætree
Dutch teakboom
- teakboomtree
Esperanto granda tektono
- granda tektonotree
Estonian tiikpuu
- tiikpuutree
Finnish tiikki, tiikki
- tiikkitimber
- tiikkitree
French teck, teck
- tecktimber
- tecktree
German Teak, Teakholz
- Teaktimber
- Teakholztimber
- Teakbaumtree
- Teaktree
Hebrew טִיק
- טִיק (tik)tree
Hindi सागौन, सागौन
- सागौन (sāgaun)timber
- सागौन (sāgaun)tree
Hungarian tíkfa, tíkfa
- tíkfatimber
- tíkfatree
Icelandic tekk
- tekktree
Indonesian jati
- jatitree
Irish téac, téac
- téactimber
- téactree
Italian teak, teck
- teaktree
- tecktree
Japanese チーク, チーク色
- チーク (chīku)tree
- チーク色 (chīkuiro)colour
- チーク色の (chīkuiro no)colour
Korean 티크
- 티크 (tikeu)tree
Latvian tīkkoks, tīks
- tīkkokstree
- tīkstree
Lithuanian tikmedis
- tikmedistree
Malay pokok jati
- pokok jatitree
Norwegian Bokmål teak
- teaktree
Persian ساج
- ساج (sâj)tree
Polish teczyna wyniosła
- teczyna wyniosłatree
Portuguese teca, teca
- tecatimber
- tecatree
Punjabi ਟੀਕ
- ਟੀਕ (ṭīk)tree
Romanian tec, tec
- tectimber
- tectree
Russian тик, тик
- тик (tik)timber
- тик (tik)tree
- ти́ковое де́рево (tíkovoje dérevo)tree
Scottish Gaelic tìoc
- tìoctree
Slovak tík
- tíktree
Spanish teca, teca
- tecatimber
- tecatree
Swahili msaji
- msajitree
Swedish teak, teak
- teaktimber
- teaktree
Tagalog teka, teka
- tekatimber
- tekatree
Tamil தேக்கு
- தேக்கு (tēkku)tree
Thai สัก
- สัก (sàk)tree
Turkish tik ağacı
- tik ağacıtree
Ukrainian тик, дерево тика
- тик (tyk)tree
- дерево тика (derevo tyka)tree
- тикове дерево (tykove derevo)tree
Vietnamese tếch, giá tỵ
- tếchtree
- giá tỵtree
Welsh tîc, tîc
- tîctimber
- tîctree
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with teak
Anagrams
Cite this entry
teak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teak
“teak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teak. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teak.
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