How to pronounce batik
American English pronunciation
buh-TEEK
- IPA
- /bəˈtik/
- Syllables
- buh · TEEK (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What batik means
A way of dyeing cloth that uses wax to keep some parts undyed
In a sentence: In art class we made batik scarves with melted wax and blue dye.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from Javanese, a language spoken in Indonesia.
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