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caucho

[ kou-choh, -shoo ]

noun

  1. rubber obtained from the latex of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Castilla, especially C. elastica, of Central America.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of caucho1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Latin American Spanish, Spanish, variant of cauchuc caoutchouc ( def )

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Example Sentences

Esa regin es muy rica en caucho, vainilla, cinchona, nuez del Brasil y cocoteros.

Los nativos de las zonas del caucho emplean mtodos destructivos.

El caucho boliviano que se extrae de los territorios nacionales de ese pas se cotiza a buenos precios.

Y a propsito, el chicle de mascar se obtiene de los mismos rboles de donde se extrae el caucho?

Related Words: rbol de caucho, de la goma, de hule, tree which produces the latex from which rubber is made.

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