cautxú

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəwˈt͡ʃu]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kawˈt͡ʃu]

Noun

cautxú m (plural cautxús)

rubber (material)
rubber tree (Ficus elastica)
Synonyms: ficus, ficus de cautxú

Synonyms

goma

Further reading

“cautxú” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“cautxú”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“cautxú” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“cautxú” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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