Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kas-kair-uh]
- /kæsˈkɛər ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kas-kair-uh]
- /kæsˈkɛər ə/
Definitions of cascara word
- noun cascara a shrub or small tree, Rhamnus purshiana of NW North America, whose bark is a source of cascara sagrada: family Rhamnaceae 3
- noun cascara a small tree (Rhamnus purshiana) of the buckthorn family, growing on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and furnishing cascara sagrada 3
- noun cascara cascara sagrada 3
- noun cascara a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, of the Pacific coast of the U.S., having finely toothed leaves and flowers in umbels and yielding cascara sagrada. 1
- noun cascara A purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn. 1
- noun cascara A North American buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, whose bark is used as a laxative. 0
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Origin of cascara
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80, Americanism; < Spanish cáscara bark, perhaps akin to cascar to crack ≪ Vulgar Latin *quassicāre, equivalent to Latin quass(āre) to shatter (see quash) + -icā- formative v. suffix + -re infinitive ending
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Parts of speech for Cascara
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cascara popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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