acouchi
noun
acou·chi
\ə-ˈkü-shē\
variants: less commonly
acuchi
\ə-ˈkü-shē\ oracouchi resin
Definition of acouchi
-s
: a resin similar in nature and uses to elemi and obtained from various South American trees of the genus Protium
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Origin and Etymology of acouchi
borrowed from French (baume/résine) acouchi, probably a misrepresentation of New Latin aracouchini, said to be the Galibi name at Cayenne, French Guiana, for Protium heterophyllum (Icica aracouchini)
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