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.