quebrachal

Spanish

Etymology

Combination of quebracho (“a kind of tree”) +‎ -al (noun-forming suffix, indicating a place where something is grown, or where there is plenty of it).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kebɾaˈt͡ʃal/ [ke.β̞ɾaˈt͡ʃal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: que‧bra‧chal

Noun

quebrachal m (plural quebrachales)

1. a forest or plantation of quebracho trees

Further reading

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