chaparra

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txaparro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈpara/ [t͡ʃaˈpa.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: cha‧pa‧rra

Noun

chaparra f (plural chaparras)

1. kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)

   Synonyms: coscoja, chaparro, carrasquilla, carrasquizo

2. chaparral (scrubland)

   Synonyms: chaparral, chaparro

3. female equivalent of chaparro (“person of short stature”)

Related terms

• chaparro

 

Further reading

• “chaparro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014