Definitions for "cascara"
Keywords:  timbale, cacao, salsa, shell, verses
The Spanish word for shell and a rhythmic pattern, played on the side of the timbale. The cascara is played in salsa during verses and softer sections of the music.
1. The shell or sides of the timbales; 2. The pattern played on the shell or sides of the timbales.
Shell (of cacao pod).
Keywords:  laxative, buckthorn, sagrada, bark, fda
the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative; -- called also cascara sagrada.
A common ingredient used in weight loss products. One of the few herbs approved by the FDA as an over-the-counter drug. It is a strong stimulant laxative.
Keywords:  palitos, see
see Palitos