chaparral
[ shap-uh-ral, chap- ]
/ ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- /
noun Southwestern U.S.
a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
Words nearby chaparral
chap stick, chap., chapala, chaparajos, chaparejos, chaparral, chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral lily, chaparral pea, chapati
Origin of chaparral
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish, equivalent to chaparr(o) evergreen oak (< Basque tshapar) + -al collective suffix
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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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