mastic

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English

Mastic tears

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Etymology

Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη (mastikhē), from μαστιχάω (mastikhaō, “I chew”) (note the chewing gum sense).

Noun

mastic (plural mastics)

1. An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus, native to the Mediterranean.
2. A hard, brittle, aromatic and transparent resin produced by this tree and used to make varnishes and chewing gum, and as a flavouring.
3. A flexible, waterproof cement used as an adhesive, sealant or filler.

Translations

the shrub or tree Pistacia lentiscus

• Dutch: mastiekboom (nl) m, mastaka (nl)
• Greek: μαστιχιά (el) (mastichiá) f
• Hebrew: אלת המסטיק (he) (elat hamastik)
• Italian: lentisco (it) m

• Latin: lentiscus (la)
• Russian: мастиковое дерево (mastíkovoje d'ér'evo) n
• Spanish: mata (es) f, lentisco (es) m, mata charneca (es) f

the tree's resin

• Dutch: mastiek (nl), mastaka (nl)
• Greek: μαστίχα (el) (mastícha) f

• Hebrew: מסטיקה (he) (mastika)
• Russian: мастика (ru) (mastíka) f

the flexible, waterproof filler

• Dutch: mastiek (nl)
• French: mastic (fr)
• Hebrew: מסטיקא (he) (mastika)

• Russian: мастика (ru) (mastíka) f, замазка (ru) (zamázka) f, шпаклёвка (ru) (špakl'óvka) f

See also

• Mastichochoria‏‏‏‏