quebracho

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

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/

quebracho (countable and uncountable, 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.
2. The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.

• red quebracho
• white quebracho

• quebracho chaqueño
• quebracho macho
• quebracho santiagueño

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈbɾa.ʃu/

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /keˈbɾat͡ʃo/, [keˈβɾat͡ʃo]

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

1. quebracho (tree of South America)

• English: quebracho
• Italian: quebracho
• Portuguese: quebracho

• “quebracho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.