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Webster 1913 Edition

Quebracho

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Que-bra′cho

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Noun.
[Sp.]
(Bot.)
A Chilian apocynaceous tree (
Aspidosperma Quebracho
); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnœa of the lung, or bronchial diseases; – called also
white quebracho
, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (
Loxopterygium Lorentzii
) whose bark is said to have similar properties.
J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

Definition 2025

quebracho

quebracho

English

Noun

quebracho ‎(plural quebrachos)

  1. Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.

Derived terms

  • red quebracho
  • white quebracho

Related terms

  • quebracho chaqueño
  • quebracho macho
  • quebracho santiagueño

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar ‎(“to break”) + hacha ‎(“axe”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.ˈbɾa.ʃu/

Noun

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

  1. quebracho (South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From quebrar ‎(“to break”) +‎ hacha ‎(“axe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ke.ˈbɾa.t͡ʃo/

Noun

quebracho m ‎(plural quebrachos)

  1. a quebracho tree

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar ‎(“to break”) + hacha ‎(“axe”).

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