caoutchouc
- noun
- /ˈkaʊtʃʊk/
- Archaic
:
caucho
- Many waterproof items, like boots and raincoats, are made from caoutchouc for durability.
Examples
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The tires on my car are made of caoutchouc, providing excellent grip on the road.
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On a lovely summer day, it reached Jerusalem, burning the strange frankincense of gasoline, caoutchouc, leather, and hot metal.
Fiction book (1994) -
After the storm, I noticed that my umbrella was protected by a layer of caoutchouc to keep it waterproof.
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong elastic material from plant sap or made in factories used for things like tires
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2.9
An elastic material made from the sticky sap of certain trees used for many products
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5.0
A natural material from tree sap that stretches and is used to make tires and erasers
A natural stretchy material from tree sap used to make rubber things like tires or tubing
Compounds
- Archaic
A tree from South America that produces milky sap used to make natural rubber
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caoutchouc comes from a native South American word, probably kawchu or cauchu, meaning 'weeping tree' or 'rubber sap', because people collected the tree sap to make a stretchy, waterproof material. That's why caoutchouc is another name for rubber, the elastic stuff used for things like seals and tires.