"chaparral" meaning in English

See chaparral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌʃæp.əˈɹæl/ [UK], /ˌt͡ʃæp.əˈɹæl/ [UK], /ˌʃæp.əˈɹæl/ [US], /ˌʃæp.əˈɹɛl/ [US], [ˌʃæp.ɚˈ(ɹ)æl] [US], [ˌʃæp.ɚˈ(ɹ)ɛl] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chaparral.wav Forms: chaparrals [plural]
Rhymes: -æl, -ɛl Etymology: From Spanish chaparral, from chaparro (“evergreen oak”) + -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from sapar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|chaparral}} Spanish chaparral, {{der|en|eu|txaparro}} Basque txaparro Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chaparral (countable and uncountable, plural chaparrals)
  1. (US) A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Caltrop family plants Translations (region of shrubs): txapardi (Basque), ĉaparalo (Esperanto), maquis (French), θαμνώνες (thamnónes) [masculine, plural] (Greek), θαμνότοπος (thamnótopos) [masculine] (Greek), chaparral [masculine] (Portuguese), chaparral [neuter] (Romanian), chaparral [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chaparral-en-noun-kuEX9tKL Disambiguation of Caltrop family plants: 48 52 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'region of shrubs': 91 9
  2. The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Caltrop family plants
    Sense id: en-chaparral-en-noun-qKogyJgl Disambiguation of Caltrop family plants: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral hen, chaparral yucca

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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