alcornoque
noun
al·cor·no·que
ˌal-(ˌ)kȯr-ˈnō-kē
plural -s
: any of several tropical American trees felt to resemble the cork oak
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese (also, cork tree) & American Spanish alcornoque, both from Spanish, cork tree, probably from a 12th century Arabic dialect (Spain) word formed from Arabic al the + Medieval Latin quernus oak tree (from Latin, oaken, from quercus oak tree) + Medieval Latin -occus (diminutive & pejorative suffix)
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above