teal

noun

ˈtēl 

plural teal or teals

1

: teal blue

2

: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal

Illustration of teal

• teal 2

Examples of teal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This will be Le Creuset’s third new color of 2026, following Le Creuset’s Color of the Year, Forêt, as well as the bright teal Riviera. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026

Water movement has carved patterns into the tidal flats, creating a transition from warm golden tones to cool teal waters. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Metallic teal foil sweeps across a neutral base, giving this otherwise simple manicure an artsy edge that feels effortless on short nails. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

His shop sits next door to the Little Haiti cultural complex, designed like a turn-of-the-century Haitian gingerbread house painted in vivid Caribbean yellow and teal. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tele; akin to Middle Dutch teling teal

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing teal

• blue-winged teal
• green-winged teal
• teal blue

Rhymes for teal

• beal
• chiel
• ciel
• creel
• deal
• diel
• eel
• feel
• feil
• heal
• heel
• keel

Kids Definition

teal

noun

ˈtē(ə)l 

plural teal or teals

: any of various small short-necked ducks