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Where does “caucho” come from?

caucho (Spanish) comes from Quechua kawchu.

caucho (Spanish): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “caucho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuakawchu—

Words derived from “caucho”

  • caoutchouc
  • caoutchin
  • caoutchoucin
  • каучук
  • caoutchouteux
  • caoutchouc
  • caoutchoutique
  • cautxú
  • kaŭĉuko
  • cao su
  • bao cao su
  • cauciuc
  • კაუჩუკი
  • កៅស៊ូ
  • kawcho
Every word from Quechua kawchu →