quebracho
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/
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 bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
Derived terms
- red quebracho
- white quebracho
Related terms
- barauna (wood from said tree)
- quebracho chaqueño
- quebracho macho
- quebracho santiagueño
Translations
South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood
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French
Noun
quebracho m (plural quebrachos)
- Alternative spelling of québracho
Italian
Alternative forms
- quebraco
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]
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)
- quebracho
Declension
Declension of quebracho
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) quebracho | quebrachoul | (niște) quebracho | quebrachoi |
| genitive/dative | (unui) quebracho | quebrachoului | (unor) quebracho | quebracholor |
| vocative | quebrachoule | quebracholor | ||
Spanish
Etymology
From quebrar (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”).
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
- English: quebracho
- Italian: quebracho
- Portuguese: quebracho
Further reading
- “quebracho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014