teak

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
noun tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

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

Rice and teak are the leading products. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
Must babus do their work on polished teak? — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
The Teak Forest Whether I loved you who shall say? — India's Love Lyrics, Laurence Hope

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