gutta-percha

== English == === Alternative forms === guttapercha, gutta percha guttah (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay getah perca. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɡʌɾəˈpɝtʃə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡʌtəˈpɜːtʃə/ === Noun === gutta-percha (countable and uncountable, plural gutta-perchas) An inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of several tropical trees of the genera Palaquium and Payena. 1863, The Football Association Laws, rule 13: No player shall be allowed to wear projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta percha on the soles or heels of his boots. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === gutta-percha f (uncountable) gutta-percha === Further reading === “gutta-percha”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012