quebracho

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

noun

, plural que·bra·chos [key-, brah, -chohz, ke-, brah, -chaws].

1. 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.
2. a tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, of the dogbane family, yielding a medicinal bark.
3. the wood or bark of any of these trees.

quebracho

/ keɪˈbrɑːtʃəʊ; keˈβratʃo /

noun

1. either of two anacardiaceous South American trees, Schinopsis lorentzii or S. balansae, having a tannin-rich hard wood used in tanning and dyeing
2. an apocynaceous South American tree, Aspidosperma quebrachoblanco, whose bark yields alkaloids used in medicine and tanning
3. the wood or bark of any of these trees
4. any of various other South American trees having hard wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of quebracho¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quebracho¹

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

Example Sentences

“We’re at the limit,” said restaurateur Giulliano Lopresti, who reopened his Argentine restaurant Quebracho on Monday.

From Seattle Times

Eating lunch at Quebracho, accountant Carlos Weinberger said restaurants should be allowed to open.

From Seattle Times

“We’re at the limit,” said restaurateur Giulliano Lopresti, who reopened his Argentine restaurant Quebracho on Monday.

From Washington Times

Eating lunch at Quebracho, accountant Carlos Weinberger said restaurants should be allowed to open.

From Washington Times

The grill sits about six inches above a bed of hardwood quebracho coals that pulse with an orange heartbeat.

From New York Times