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Definition of teak noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

teak

noun
 
/tiːk/
 
/tiːk/
[uncountable]
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  1. the strong hard wood of a tall Asian tree, used especially for making furniture
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Portuguese teca, from Tamil and Malayalam tēkku.
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