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cascara sagrada

UK/kaˌskɑː.ɹə səˈɡɹɑː.də/US/kæˌskɛɹ.ə səˈɡɹɑ.də/

cascara sagrada noun: a purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn.

Noun

cascara sagrada (uncountable)

  1. A purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn.
    • Mid-March 2021, at a bowling alley, I watch balls thunder down lanes and wonder if I’ve had a bowel movement since Presidents’ Day. I try: Miralax, Restoralax, magnesium citrate (liquid and powder), […] dandelion, cascara sagrada, pumpkin purée, […].2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times
  2. The tree from which cascara is obtained (Rhamnus purshiana), native to western North America.

Origin of cascara sagrada

Borrowed from Spanish cáscara sagrada (“sacred bark”).

Questions about cascara sagrada

What does cascara sagrada mean?
Cascara sagrada means a purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn.
What part of speech is cascara sagrada?
Cascara sagrada is a noun.
How do you pronounce cascara sagrada?
Cascara sagrada is pronounced /kaˌskɑː.ɹə səˈɡɹɑː.də/ (UK).

Words near cascara sagrada in the dictionary

  1. cascalotes
  2. cascandite
  3. Cascar
  4. cascara
  5. cascara amarga
  6. cascara sagrada
  7. cascaras
  8. cascarilla
  9. cascarillas
  10. cascarillin
  11. cascaron

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