teak

Meanings

Noun

• An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
• A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
• A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Adjective

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

Origin

• From Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് or Tamil தேக்கு.