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cascarilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cas-car-il-la
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The aromatic bark of this shrub, formerly used as a gentle tonic or mixed with tobacco for smoking.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish cascarilla.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cascarillas (plural)

Derived Forms

cascarillin

Synonyms

croton eluteria

Rhymes With

villa serial killer manila vanilla gorilla godzilla priscilla flotilla anguilla chinchilla scylla maxilla

Questions

What does cascarilla mean?
A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton eleuteria).
Where does cascarilla come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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