cascarilla
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