quebracho

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UK/kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/US/kɛˈbɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/

noun

Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.

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Meanings

nounquebracho (countable and uncountable, plural quebrachos)

plural quebrachos

  1. countableuncountableAny of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
  2. countableuncountableThe wood of these trees.
  3. countableuncountableThe bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
  4. countableuncountableA tannin extracted from these trees.

Origin

  1. Spanishquebracho
  2. Englishquebracho

Borrowed from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”).

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Translations

Italian quebracho
  • quebrachoSouth American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood
Portuguese quebracho
  • quebrachoSouth American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood
Spanish quebracho
  • quebrachoSouth American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood
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APA

quebracho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quebracho

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“quebracho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quebracho. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quebracho,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quebracho.

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