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chaparral
[ shap-uh-ral, chap- ]
noun
, Southwestern U.S.
- a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
chaparral
/ ˌtʃæpəˈræl; ˌʃæp- /
noun
- (in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chaparral1
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish, equivalent to chaparr ( o ) evergreen oak (< Basque tshapar ) + -al collective suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chaparral1
C19: from Spanish, from chaparra evergreen oak
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Example Sentences
The blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.
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Both boys were so hard at work that they did not notice the sound of voices had died out in the chaparral.
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"Oh, he's chasing a two-legged rat through the chaparral," answered the fat boy carelessly.
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Under his pony's bridle he had tucked some sprigs of chaparral to keep away the deer flies.
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The impetuous Gila rolled along its yellowish stream between two banks clothed with wood and thick chaparral.
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