chaparral

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English

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Etymology

From Spanish chaparral, from chaparro + -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from saphar.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌʃæpəˈɹæl/, /ˌtʃæpəˈɹæl/
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  • Rhymes: -æl, -ɛl
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Hyphenation: chap‧ar‧ral
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

chaparral (countable and uncountable, plural chaparrals)

  1. A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IV, in The Understanding Heart:
      It was quite dark when, after an arduous climb, the sheriff made his tortuous way through the chaparral to the point where Anthony Garland should be stationed.
  2. The foliage of creosote bush, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., when used as a medicinal herb.

Translations

See also

Spanish

Etymology

From chaparro +‎ -al, from Basque txaparro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapaˈral/ [t͡ʃa.paˈral]
  • Hyphenation: cha‧par‧ral

Noun

chaparral m (plural chaparrales)

  1. chaparral
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