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caucho

rubber; latex

noun KAH-oo-choh Rare
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Origin: From Quechua 'kawchu', the name for the natural latex plant; entered Spanish via colonial contact in South America.

Also means

rubber tree

Usage Note

Caucho refers to natural rubber or latex, derived from the rubber tree (árbol de caucho). In parts of South America (Colombia, Venezuela) the word is also used for a rubber tyre, where Spain uses neumático or llanta. The word is generally traced to an indigenous South American language absorbed into Spanish during the colonial era.

Examples

"Las suelas están hechas de caucho natural."

Natural Translation

The soles are made of natural rubber.

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