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English
Etymology
From Spanish cascarilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
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Spanish
Etymology
From cáscara + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaskaˈɾiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaskaˈɾiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaskaˈɾiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaskaˈɾiʒa/
- Syllabification: cas‧ca‧ri‧lla
Noun
cascarilla f (plural cascarillas)
- shell or husk of certain seeds
- cascarilla
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