noun
Etymology
Origin of caoutchouc
1765–75; < French < Spanish cauchuc (now obsolete), probably ultimately < an Indian language of lowland tropical South America
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In the 1700s, a French explorer brought the name "caoutchouc" from a local language: it meant "weeping wood".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2019
It’s the Seringa,—the tree from which they obtain caoutchouc.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
"C-a-o-u-t-c-h-o-u-c caoutchouc," and he marched up head with a smile that showed gladness for himself, and love for those in the class at the head of which he now stood.
From Charlie Newcomer by Stover, Wilbur B.
The caoutchouc is collected in the simplest way, which affords a regular business to many Amazonians, chiefly native Indians, who dispose of it to the Portuguese or Brazilian traders.
From Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops by Reid, Mayne
Gum′-ar′abic, a gum obtained from various species of acacia; Gum′-drag′on, tragacanth; Gum′-elas′tic, india-rubber or caoutchouc; Gum′-ju′niper, sandarac.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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