Etymology

cascara

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Today it means: A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative. Full definition →

Spanish cáscara
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcáscara
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcáscara
  3. English todaycascara

Borrowed from Spanish cáscara (“bark" or "husk”).

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