quebracho
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɛˈbɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/
Noun
quebracho (countable and uncountable, plural quebrachos)
- Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
- The wood of these trees.
- The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
- A tannin extracted from these trees.
Derived terms
Related terms
- barauna (wood from said tree)
- quebracho chaqueño
- quebracho macho
- quebracho santiagueño
Translations
South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood
French
Noun
quebracho m (plural quebrachos)
- alternative spelling of québracho
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quebracho.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈbra.t͡ʃo/
- Rhymes: -atʃo
- Hyphenation: que‧brà‧cho
Noun
quebracho m (invariable)
- ellipsis of quebracho bianco (“white quebracho”)
- ellipsis of quebracho rosso (“red quebracho”)
Further reading
- quebracho in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /keˈbɾa.ʃu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /keˈbɾa.ʃo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈbɾa.ʃu/ [kɨˈβɾa.ʃu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈbɾa.t͡ʃu/ [kɨˈβɾa.t͡ʃu]
Noun
quebracho m (plural quebrachos)
- quebracho (South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood)
Derived terms
- quebracho branco
- quebracho colorado
- quebracho fêmea
- quebracho macho
- quebracho vermelho
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish quebracho.
Noun
quebracho m (plural quebracho)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | quebracho | quebrachoul | quebracho | quebrachoi | |
| genitive-dative | quebracho | quebrachoului | quebracho | quebracholor | |
| vocative | quebrachoule | quebracholor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of quebra (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”), with the suffix changed to -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keˈbɾat͡ʃo/ [keˈβ̞ɾa.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -atʃo
- Syllabification: que‧bra‧cho
Noun
quebracho m (plural quebrachos)
- quebracho (tree of South America)
Derived terms
- quebracho blanco
- quebracho chaqueño
- quebracho colorado
- quebracho hembra
- quebracho macho
- quebracho mouro
- quebracho negro
- quebracho santiagueño
Descendants
Further reading
- “quebracho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024