Caoutchouc
//ˈkaʊt͡ʃʊk// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Latex; natural rubber. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Many a passer-by thought Miss Arundel was listening to some subject of most touching interest: his Lordship was only detailing the benefit he derived one wet day from his caoutchouc cloak."
- 2 an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products wordnet
Example
More examples"Many a passer-by thought Miss Arundel was listening to some subject of most touching interest: his Lordship was only detailing the benefit he derived one wet day from his caoutchouc cloak."
Etymology
Borrowed from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.
Related phrases
More for "caoutchouc"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.