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gutta-percha

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɡʌɾəˈpɝtʃə/
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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡʌtəˈpɜːtʃə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gum

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay getah perca.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gutaperkë — a latex
  • Catalan: gutaperxa — a latex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 杜仲膠 /杜仲胶 (dùzhòngjiāo) — a latex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古塔波膠 /古塔波胶 (gǔtǎbōjiāo) — a latex
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古塔膠 /古塔胶 (gǔtǎjiāo) — a latex
  • Esperanto: gutaperko — a latex
  • Finnish: guttaperkka — a latex
  • French: gutta-percha — a latex
  • German: Guttapercha — a latex
  • Icelandic: gúttaperka — a latex
  • Irish: guma peirc — a latex
  • Italian: guttaperca — a latex
  • Japanese: ガタパーチャ — a latex
  • Malay: getah perca — a latex
  • Malay: getah taban — a latex
  • Polish: gutaperka — a latex
  • Russian: гуттапе́рча (guttapérča) — a latex
  • Serbo-Croatian: gutaperka — a latex
  • Spanish: gutapercha — a latex
  • Swedish: guttaperka — a latex
  • Tagalog: gutapertsa — a latex