quebracho

[ key-brah-choh; Spanish ke-brah-chaw ]

/ keɪˈbrɑ tʃoʊ; Spanish kɛˈβrɑ tʃɔ /

noun, plural que·bra·chos [key-brah-chohz; Spanish ke-brah-chaws]. /keɪˈbrɑ tʃoʊz; Spanish kɛˈβrɑ tʃɔs/.

any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing.

a tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, of the dogbane family, yielding a medicinal bark.

the wood or bark of any of these trees.

Origin of quebracho

First recorded in 1880–85; from American Spanish, variant of quiebracha, quiebra-hacha literally, “(it) breaks (the) hatchet”; see quebrada, hatchet

Words nearby quebracho

Quebec, Quebec City, Quebecer, Quebecker, Québecois, quebracho, quebrada, Quechan, Quechua, Quechuan, Queckenstedt-Stookey test

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Example sentences from the Web for quebracho

In Misiones there are two types of forest, which differ a good deal from each other, while neither resembles the quebracho forest.
The Argentine Republic|Pierre Denis
The material is chiefly pine bark, but some oak bark, valonia, myrabs and quebracho are also used.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
But a certain variety of the quebracho tree is much more valuable for another purpose, viz: the tanning of leather.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands|James T. Nichols
Here grows the quebracho, which means the break-axe; so it is a very hard wood.
The Amazing Argentine|John Foster Fraser

A quebracho log will not float upon water, but will sink like iron.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands|James T. Nichols

British Dictionary definitions for quebracho

quebracho

/ (keɪˈbrɑːtʃəʊ, Spanish keˈβratʃo) /

noun plural -chos (-tʃəʊz, Spanish -tʃos)

either of two anacardiaceous South American trees, Schinopsis lorentzii or S. balansae, having a tannin-rich hard wood used in tanning and dyeing

an apocynaceous South American tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, whose bark yields alkaloids used in medicine and tanning

the wood or bark of any of these trees

any of various other South American trees having hard wood

Word Origin for quebracho

C19: from American Spanish, from quiebracha, from quebrar to break (from Latin crepāre to rattle) + hacha axe (from French hache)

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单词	quebracho
释义	quebracho [ key-brah-choh; Spanish ke-brah-chaw ] / keɪˈbrɑ tʃoʊ; Spanish kɛˈβrɑ tʃɔ / noun, plural que·bra·chos [key-brah-chohz; Spanish ke-brah-chaws]. /keɪˈbrɑ tʃoʊz; Spanish kɛˈβrɑ tʃɔs/. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Schinopsis, having very hard wood, especially S. lorentzii, the wood and bark of which are important in tanning and dyeing. a tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, of the dogbane family, yielding a medicinal bark. the wood or bark of any of these trees. Origin of quebracho First recorded in 1880–85; from American Spanish, variant of quiebracha, quiebra-hacha literally, “(it) breaks (the) hatchet”; see quebrada, hatchet Words nearby quebracho Quebec, Quebec City, Quebecer, Quebecker, Québecois, quebracho, quebrada, Quechan, Quechua, Quechuan, Queckenstedt-Stookey test Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quebracho In Misiones there are two types of forest, which differ a good deal from each other, while neither resembles the quebracho forest. The Argentine Republic\|Pierre Denis The material is chiefly pine bark, but some oak bark, valonia, myrabs and quebracho are also used. Animal Proteins\|Hugh Garner Bennett But a certain variety of the quebracho tree is much more valuable for another purpose, viz: the tanning of leather. Birdseye Views of Far Lands\|James T. Nichols Here grows the quebracho, which means the break-axe; so it is a very hard wood. The Amazing Argentine\|John Foster Fraser A quebracho log will not float upon water, but will sink like iron. Birdseye Views of Far Lands\|James T. Nichols British Dictionary definitions for quebracho quebracho / (keɪˈbrɑːtʃəʊ, Spanish keˈβratʃo) / noun plural -chos (-tʃəʊz, Spanish -tʃos) either of two anacardiaceous South American trees, Schinopsis lorentzii or S. balansae, having a tannin-rich hard wood used in tanning and dyeing an apocynaceous South American tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, whose bark yields alkaloids used in medicine and tanning the wood or bark of any of these trees any of various other South American trees having hard wood Word Origin for quebracho C19: from American Spanish, from quiebracha, from quebrar to break (from Latin crepāre to rattle) + hacha axe (from French hache) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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