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Where does “caoutchouc” come from?

caoutchouc (French) comes from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.

caoutchouc (French): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “caoutchouc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcauchorubber
2Quechuakawchu—

Words derived from “caoutchouc”

  • caoutchouc
  • caoutchin
  • caoutchoucin
  • каучук
  • caoutchouteux
  • caoutchoutique
  • cautxú
  • kaŭĉuko
  • cao su
  • bao cao su
  • cauciuc
  • კაუჩუკი
  • កៅស៊ូ
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