chaparral
Meaning
- (US, countable, uncountable) A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
- (countable, uncountable) The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.
Synonyms
Translations
maquis
chaparral
macchia
chaparral
matoll
Chaparral
أيْكةPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʃæp.əˈɹæl/
Etymology
From Spanish chaparral, from chaparro (“evergreen oak”) + -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from sapar.
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