← Kuf Home
קאַוטשו (unattested editorial spelling)
‘rubber’

קאַוטשו (unattested editorial spelling)

'rubber'

ETYMOLOGY

Alsatian and Lorraine German Kautschu 'rubber'. cf. NHG Kautschuk.
Borrowed from French caoutchouc; borrowed from Spanish caucho; borrowed form Quechua kawchu.

{Luxemburger Wörterbuch 2:304b. Wörterbuch der deutsch-lothringischen Mundarten 1:280a.  Wörterbuch der Luxemburgischen Mundart 1:215.}

WESTERN

Alsace (France)

kauˈču holc šuˑ קאַוטשו האָלצשיך (term fur galoshes) {ALSACE, 47075 Mulhouse, 053-030}