chaparral
[ shap-uh-ral, chap- ]
/ ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- /
noun Southwestern U.S.
a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
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Origin of chaparral
1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish, equivalent to chaparr(o) evergreen oak (<Basque tshapar) + -al collective suffix
Words nearby chaparral
Chaozhou, chap, Chapala, chaparajos, chaparejos, chaparral, chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral lily, chaparral pea, chapati
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British Dictionary definitions for chaparral
chaparral
/ (ˌtʃæpəˈræl, ˌʃæp-) /
noun
(in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks
Word Origin for chaparral
C19: from Spanish, from chaparra evergreen oak
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