quebracho

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɪˈbɹɑːt͡ʃəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɛˈbɹɑt͡ʃoʊ/

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 wood of these trees.
3. The bark of these trees, formerly used in treating fever.
4. A tannin extracted from these trees.

Derived terms

• quebrachine
• red quebracho
• white quebracho

Related terms

• barauna (wood from said tree)
• quebracho chaqueño
• quebracho macho
• quebracho santiagueño

Translations

South American tree with hard, tannin-rich wood

• Italian: quebracho m
• Portuguese: quebracho m
• Spanish: quebracho (es) m

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ke.bʁat.ʃo/

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Noun

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

1. Pre-1990 spelling of québracho.

Italian

Alternative forms

• quebraco

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish quebracho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈbra.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Hyphenation: que‧brà‧cho

Noun

quebracho m (invariable)

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

Further reading

• “quebracho”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /keˈbɾa.ʃu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈbɾa.ʃu/ [kɨˈβɾa.ʃu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈbɾa.ʃu/ [kɨˈβɾa.ʃu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈbɾat.ʃu/ [kɨˈβɾat.ʃu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨˈbɾa.ʃu/

Noun

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

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

Derived terms

• quebracho branco
• quebracho colorado
• quebracho fêmea
• quebracho macho
• quebracho vermelho

Further reading

• “quebracho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “quebracho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish quebracho.

Noun

quebracho m (plural quebracho)

1. quebracho

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	quebracho	quebrachoul	quebracho	quebrachoi
genitive-dative	quebracho	quebrachoului	quebracho	quebracholor
vocative	quebrachoule		quebracholor

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of quebra (“to break”) +‎ hacha (“axe”), with the suffix changed to -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈbɾat͡ʃo/ [keˈβ̞ɾa.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: que‧bra‧cho

Noun

quebracho m (plural quebrachos)

1. quebracho (tree of South America)

Derived terms

• quebracho blanco
• quebracho chaqueño
• quebracho colorado
• quebracho hembra
• quebracho macho
• quebracho mouro
• quebracho negro
• quebracho santiagueño

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “quebracho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026