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.

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