cascarilla
English
Etymology
From Spanish cascarilla
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪlə
Noun
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
- “cascarilla”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish
Further reading
- “cascarilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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