cascara
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish cáscara (“bark" or "husk”).
Noun[edit]
cascara (plural cascaras)
- A North American buckthorn (Frangula purshiana, syn. Rhamnus purshiana) whose bark is used as a laxative.
- A laxative drug or preparation based on this plant.
- 1972, John O'Grady, It's Your Shout, Mate, Ure Smith, page 60:
- "That's as bitter as a dose of cascara."
- Dried coffee cherry fruit used in teas and other drinks.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Carpenter, Murray, Cascara 'Tea': A Tasty Infusion Made From Coffee Waste, US, NPR The Salt, December 1, 2015
- Judkis, Maura, Cascara — a soda made from coffee cherries — could be this summer’s ‘it’ drink, Washington DC, Washington Post, May 10, 2017
- Hardle, Anne-Marie, Now is the Time for Cascara, Bangkok Thailand, SIIR Vol 6 No 5, 2017
Anagrams[edit]
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
cascara
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
cascara
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
cascara
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