cebil
English edit
Noun edit
cebil (plural cebils)
- (uncommon) A South American tree (Anadenanthera colubrina), the bark of which contains tannin and is used in tanning hides.
- 1878, Pharmaceutical Journal;: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, page 548:
- The carob tree (Spanish algarrobo), which might be called the oak of the country, from its slow growth and general aspect, unfortunately docs not possess a bark rich in tannin. Nevertheless, we have the cebil in two varieties — the red and the white [...]. *: Red Cebil (Acacia Cebil, Gries). — Experience, as well as chemical analysis, teaches us that the mature tree produces the greatest quantity of tannin, [...]. White Cebil. — This tree is distinguished from the red species by its leaves, which are more finely feathered, and by the facility with which its bark dries and ceases to take part in the circulation of the trees. [...] The young trees of the two species of cebil contain almost the same quantity of tannin; [...]
- 1914, George J. Mills, Argentina: Physical Features, Natural Resources, Means of Communication, Manufactures and Industrial Development, page 132:
- From 900-1,200 ft. to 3,000-4,500 ft. is the zone of the cebils and the giant trees, ...
Alternative forms edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈbil/ [θeˈβ̞il]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈbil/ [seˈβ̞il]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: ce‧bil
Noun edit
cebil m (plural cebiles)
- cebil (a South American tree (Anadenanthera colubrina), the bark of which contains tannin and is used in tanning hides)
Further reading edit
- “cebil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014