que·bra·cho (k -brä ch )n. pl. que·bra·chos 1. Either of two South American trees, Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco whose bark is used in medicine, or Schinopsis lorentzii whose wood is one of the richest sources of tannin. 2. The bark or wood of either of these trees. [Spanish, alteration of quiebrahacha : quebrar, to break (from Latin crep re, to crack) + hacha, ax (from French hache, from Old French, of Germanic origin).] |
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