acouchi
noun
acou·chi
variants or less commonly acuchi or acouchi resin
ə-ˈkü-shē
plural -s
: a resin similar in nature and uses to elemi and obtained from various South American trees of the genus Protium
Word History
Etymology
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)