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)

1. The resin of the mastic tree; mastic.
2. (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.