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caoutchouc

caoutc·houc

UK/ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk/ US/ˈkaʊt͡ʃuk/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)

Origin

Borrowed from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu. Doublet of caucho.

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