gateado
noun
ga·te·a·do
ˌgätēˈä(ˌ)dō,
¦gätē¦au̇
plural -s
: a tropical American timber tree (Astronium graveolens) of the family Anacardiaceae that yields a hard dense heavy black-streaked brown timber used as a cabinet wood and that has bark rich in tannin
Word History
Etymology
American Spanish, from Spanish, adjective, catlike, striped like a civet cat, from gato cat, from Late Latin cattus; from the streaks in the wood