gutapercha

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay getah perca.

Noun

gutapercha f (plural gutaperchas)

gutta-percha; an inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena

Further reading

“gutapercha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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