mastik
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mastyk, masstyk, mastykk, mastike, mastic, mastix
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastíkhē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmastik/
Noun
mastik (uncountable)
- The resin of the mastic tree; mastic.
- (rare) The mastic tree (Pistacia lentiscus)
Descendants
- English: mastic
References
- “mastik, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-10.