cascarilla

English

Etymology

From Spanish cascarilla

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

cascarilla (countable and uncountable, plural cascarillas)

1. A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).
2. The aromatic bark of this shrub, formerly used as a gentle tonic or mixed with tobacco for smoking.

References

• “cascarilla”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Spanish

Noun

cascarilla f (plural cascarillas)

1. cascarilla

Further reading

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