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 ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ke.bʁat.ʃo/ === Noun === quebracho m (plural quebrachos) Pre-1990 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 === === Noun === quebracho m (plural quebrachos) quebracho (South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “quebracho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “quebracho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish quebracho. === Noun === quebracho m (plural quebracho) quebracho ==== Declension ==== == 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: quebracho Italian: quebracho Portuguese: quebracho === Further reading === “quebracho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025