caou|tchouc

caou|tchouc
caou|tchouc «KOO chuk, kow CHOOK; especially British KOW chook», noun.
1. the gummy, thickened juice of various tropical plants of the spurge family, from which rubber is made; crude, natural rubber.
2. pure rubber.
╂[< French caoutchouc < Spanish < Quechua cauchuc Indian rubber tree]

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  • tchouc — caou·tchouc; …   English syllables

  • caou — caou·tchouc; …   English syllables

  • caoutchouc — caou·tchouc …   English syllables

  • caoutchouc — caou·tchouc kau̇ .chu̇k, .chük, .chü n RUBBER (1) …   Medical dictionary

  • caoutchouc — caou•tchouc [[t]ˈkaʊ tʃʊk, kaʊˈtʃuk[/t]] n. chem. pln rubber I, 1) • Etymology: 1765–75; < F < Sp cauchuc (now obs.) …   From formal English to slang

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