caoutchouc

American  

[kou-chook, kou-chook] / ˈkaʊ tʃʊk, kaʊˈtʃuk /

noun

1. rubber.

2. pure rubber.

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caoutchouc British  

/ -ˈtʃʊk, kaʊˈtʃuːk, ˈkaʊtʃuːk, -tʃʊk /

noun

1. another name for rubber 1

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Etymology

Origin of caoutchouc

1765–75; < French < Spanish cauchuc (now obsolete), probably ultimately < an Indian language of lowland tropical South America

Example Sentences

In the 1700s, a French explorer brought the name "caoutchouc" from a local language: it meant "weeping wood".

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2019

But they seem to forget, that there is no measure of limitation, for a miracle; and that the salt might have been purposely designed, like caoutchouc, to resist the action of water.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

"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.

Kamptulicon, kamp-tū′li-kon, n. a ground cork and caoutchouc floorcloth.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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