mastik

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmastik/

Noun

mastik (uncountable)

  1. The resin of the mastic tree; mastic.
  2. (rare) The mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus)

Descendants

  • English: mastic

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