different between quebracho vs aspidospermine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??b???t????/

Noun

quebracho (countable and uncountable, plural quebrachos)

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 bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.

Derived terms

• red quebracho
• white quebracho

Related terms

• quebracho chaqueño
• quebracho macho
• quebracho santiagueño

Translations

Italian

Alternative forms

• quebraco

Etymology

From Spanish quebracho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke?bra.t??o/
• Rhymes: -at?o
• Hyphenation: que?brà?cho

Noun

quebracho m (invariable)

1. Ellipsis of quebracho bianco (“white quebracho”)
2. Ellipsis of quebracho rosso (“red quebracho”)

References

• quebracho in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.?b?a.?u/

Noun

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

1. quebracho (South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From quebrar (“to break”) +? hacha (“axe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke?b?at??o/, [ke????a.t??o]

Noun

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

1. quebracho (tree of South America)

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: quebracho
• Italian: quebracho
• Portuguese: quebracho

Further reading

• “quebracho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Noun

aspidospermine (uncountable)

1. (medicine) An alkaloid, obtained from quebracho bark, that was once used as a respiratory stimulant and antispasmodic, and as an antipyretic in typhoid fever