gutapercha
Spanish, noun/ɡutaˈpeɾt͡ʃa/
gutapercha is spelled G-U-T-A-P-E-R-C-H-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish, the 189,865th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gutapercha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gutta-percha; an inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of tropical trees of several species of the genera Palaquium and Payena” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Goma trasluciente, sólida, flexible, e insoluble al agua, que se obtiene con incisiones en el tronco de un…”.
What does gutapercha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegutta-percha; an inelastic natural latex, produced from the sap of tropical trees of several species of the genera Palaquium and Payena
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Goma trasluciente, sólida, flexible, e insoluble al agua, que se obtiene con incisiones en el tronco de un árbol de la India, correspondiente a la familia sapotaceae. 2. Tela barnizada con esta substancia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gutapercha
- gutaperchas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gutapercha?
- /ɡutaˈpeɾt͡ʃa/
- [ɡu.t̪aˈpeɾ.t͡ʃa]
- [gut̪aˈpeɾt͡ʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is gutapercha in Spanish?
gutapercha appears about once in every 28 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).