Naugahyde

pronunciation

How to pronounce Naugahyde in British English: UK [ˈnɔ:ɡəhaid]word uk audio image

How to pronounce Naugahyde in American English: US [ˈnɔɡəˌhaɪd] word us audio image

Word Origin

Naugahyde
trademark name patented (U.S.) Dec. 7, 1937, by United States Rubber Products Inc., for an artificial leather made from fabric base treated with rubber, etc. From Naugatuk, rubber-making town in Connecticut, + hyde, an arbitrary variant of hide (n.). The town name is Southern New England Algonquian *neguttuck "one tree," from *negut- "one" + *-tugk "tree."