cascarilla
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish cascarilla
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪlə
Noun[edit]
cascarilla (countable and uncountable, plural cascarillas)
- A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).
- The aromatic bark of this shrub, formerly used as a gentle tonic or mixed with tobacco for smoking.
References[edit]
- “cascarilla”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
cascarilla f (plural cascarillas)
Further reading[edit]
- “cascarilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014