caoutchouc
[
kou
-ch
oo
k, kou-
chook
]
/ˈkaʊ tʃʊk, kaʊˈtʃuk/
noun
1.
rubber
1
(def 1).
2.
pure
rubber
.
Origin
1765-75;
<
French
<
Spanish
cauchuc
(now obsolete), probably ultimately < an Indian language of lowland tropical South America
British Dictionary definitions for
caoutchouc
caoutchouc
/
ˈkaʊtʃuːk;
-tʃʊk;
kaʊˈtʃuːk;
-ˈtʃʊk
/
noun
1.
another name for
rubber
1
(sense 1)
Word Origin
C18: from French, from obsolete Spanish
cauchuc,
from Quechua