noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/bəˈtiːk/
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rhymes with -iːk
CMU ARPABET:B AH0 T IY1 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To dye fabric using the wax-resist method.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
4
verb
Meaning 4
dye with wax
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Indonesian fabrics are often batiked
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hand-dye
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese bathik.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
باتيك
— A method of dyeing fabric
Azerbaijani:
batika
— A method of dyeing fabric
Banyumasan:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Belarusian:
батык
(batyk)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Bulgarian:
батик
(batik)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Burmese:
ပါတိတ်
(patit)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Catalan:
bàtik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Chinese Mandarin:
蠟染 /蜡染
(làrǎn)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Chinese Mandarin:
蠟纈 /蜡缬
(làxié)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Czech:
batika
— A method of dyeing fabric
Czech:
batikování
— A method of dyeing fabric
Danish:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Esperanto:
batiko
— A method of dyeing fabric
Estonian:
batika
— A method of dyeing fabric
Estonian:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Finnish:
batiikki
— A method of dyeing fabric
French:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
German:
Batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Hebrew:
בטיק
— A method of dyeing fabric
Ido:
batiko
— A method of dyeing fabric
Indonesian:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Interlingua:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Italian:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Japanese:
バティック
(batikku)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Javanese:
bathik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Lombard:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Malay:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Persian:
چاپ کلاقهای
— A method of dyeing fabric
Polish:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Portuguese:
batique
— A method of dyeing fabric
Portuguese:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Romanian:
batic
— A method of dyeing fabric
Russian:
ба́тик
(bátik)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Serbo-Croatian:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Slovene:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Spanish:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Sundanese:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Swedish:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Tagalog:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Tajik:
батик
(batik)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Ukrainian:
батик
(batyk)
— A method of dyeing fabric
Vietnamese:
lối in hoa ba-tic
— A method of dyeing fabric
Vietnamese:
batik
— A method of dyeing fabric
Czech:
batikovat
— to dye fabric using the wax-resist method
German:
batiken
— to dye fabric using the wax-resist method
Polish:
batikować
— to dye fabric using the wax-resist method
