Chaco

[chah-kaw]

noun

1. a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).

2. Gran Chaco.

Chaco

/ ˈtʃako /

noun

1. See Gran Chaco

Example Sentences

It's part of the Chaco bioregion, which is a forest type that only exists in remnant plots.

From Salon

We're down to 2 or 3% left of the total cover that the Chaco would have had historically.

From Salon

In the 1932-35 Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, parcels of coca leaves were airdropped to Bolivian soldiers.

From Salon

That increase in production could contribute to environmental problems elsewhere, like deforestation in Argentina's Chaco region.

From Salon

She slings a huge bunch of the fruit on her back and begins the walk home from her chaco - the patch of land where she grows cassava, corn, plantains and rice.

From BBC