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cutch

[kuhch]
–noun
catechu.

Cutch

[kuhch]
–noun
Kutch.

cat⋅e⋅chu

[kat-i-choo, -kyoo]
–noun
any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, esp. from the wood of two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
Also called cashoo, cutch.


Origin:
1670–80; < NL < Pg; perh. a conflation of Marathi kāt catechu and kāccu, with same sense, alleged to be < Malayalam; cashoo, cutch perh. < Malay kacu < Malayalam, or a cognate Dravidian word

Kutch

[kuhch]
–noun
1. a former state in W India, now part of Gujarat state.
2. Rann of [ruhn] , a salt marsh NE of this area. 9000 sq. mi. (23,310 sq. km).
Also, Cutch.
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cutch   (kŭch)   
n.  See catechu.

[Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cat·e·chu
Pronunciation: 'kat-&-"chü, -"shü
Function: noun
: any of several dry, earthy, or resinous astringentsubstances obtained from tropical plants of Asia: as a : an extract of the heartwood of an East Indian acacia (Acacia catechu) that was formerly used in medicine b : GAMBIER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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