كاوتش
Egyptian Arabic
Alternative forms
- كويتش, كاويتش, كوتش
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian caucciù (“caoutchouc”).
Noun
كاوتش • (kawitš) m (singulative كاوتشة (kawitša), paucal كاوتشات (kawitšāt))
(collective)
- rubber
- running shoes
- tyres
References
- Behnstedt, Peter; Woidich, Manfred, editors (2012) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band II: Materielle Kultur (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100/II) (in German), Leiden: Brill, pages 450–451
- Hinds, Martin; Badawi, El-Said (1986) A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic, Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 769