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caoutchouc

noun
caou·​tchouc | \ ˈkau̇-ˌchu̇k How to pronounce caoutchouc (audio) , -ˌchük, -ˌchü\

Definition of caoutchouc

: rubber entry 1 sense 2a

First Known Use of caoutchouc

1775, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for caoutchouc

French, from obsolete Spanish cauchuc (now caucho), probably from a language of Amazonian Peru or Ecuador

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caoutchouc

noun
caou·​tchouc | \ ˈkau̇-ˌchu̇k, -ˌchük, -ˌchü How to pronounce caoutchouc (audio) \

Medical Definition of caoutchouc

: rubber sense 1

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