caucho

American  

[kou-choh, -shoo] / ˈkaʊ tʃoʊ, -ʃu /

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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Etymology

Origin of caucho

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

Example Sentences

Las empresas comenzaron a fabricar látex, producto de los árboles de caucho plantados durante la época colonial británica, pero ahora trabajan más a menudo con materiales sintéticos.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr. Hicks Bunting found, in an analysis of the drug, 60 per cent. of insoluble residue, wax, “caucho,” resin, tannin, sugar, albuminoids, oxalate of calcium and other salts.

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