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Word: Chaparral
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Spanish, from chaparra ‘dwarf evergreen oak’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌʃapəˈral
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌtʃapəˈral
Dialects: British English
Definition:
vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes.
Short Definition:vegetation consisting chiefly of tangled shrubs
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