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quebracho

que·bra·cho [ kay br ch ] (plural que·bra·chos)


noun 
Definition:
 
tree with tannin-rich wood: a tree with hard tannin-rich wood. Native to: southern South America.  Genus Schinopsis.

[Late 19th century. < Spanish, alteration of quiebrahacha "ax-breaker" < quebrar "to break" + hacha "ax"]
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