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oak

/əʊk/ symbol

Categories: PlantsUncommon Words

In Latin: quercus, rōbur, aesculus Wiktionary

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  1. ISO 639-3 language code for Noakhali.

noun

  1. A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
    oak:
  2. The wood of the oak.
  3. A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
    oak:

adjective

  1. Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
  2. Made of oak wood or timber.
    an oak table, oak beam, etc.

verb

  1. To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English ake, hok, oek, ok, oke, from Old English aac, āc, ǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Scots aik, ake, yik (“oak”), North Frisian iake, iik (“oak”), Saterland Frisian Eeke (“oak”), West Frisian iik (“oak”), Cimbrian aicha, oach (“oak”), Dutch eik (“oak”), German Eiche (“oak”), Luxembourgish Eech (“oak”), Vilamovian aach, aeh́, ǡh́ (“oak”), Danish eg (“oak”), Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk eik (“oak”), Norwegian Bokmål eik, ek (“oak”), Swedish ek (“oak”).

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