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batik.

A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈtiːk/

  1. A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bəCik Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik Javanese bathikbor. English batik Borrowed from Javanese bathik.

verb/bəˈtiːk/

  1. To dye fabric using the wax-resist method.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bəCik Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik Javanese bathikbor. English batik Borrowed from Javanese bathik.

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