padouk

Questions about padouk

What does padouk mean?

padouk means "tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain".

How many syllables are in padouk?

padouk has 2 syllables: pa-douk. The stress falls on "pa".

What is another word for padouk?

Close synonyms include padauk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is padouk a common word?

padouk is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.