quebracho
/kɛˈbɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/noun
quebracho is a noun meaning “Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled Q-U-E-B-R-A-C-H-O, and it appears about once in every 28 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of quebracho is quebrachos.
What does quebracho mean?
noun
- 1
Any of several trees of southern South America with produce very hard wood rich in tannin, especially those of the genus Schinopsis.
- 2
The wood of these trees.
- 3
The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
- 4
A tannin extracted from these trees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce quebracho?
- UK /kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/
- US /kɛˈbɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of quebracho
- quebrachos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is quebracho?
Quebracho appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Quebracho in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quebracho come from?
Borrowed from Spanish quebracho, from quebrar (“to break”) + hacha (“axe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).