chaparra
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque txaparro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈpara/ [t͡ʃaˈpa.ra]
- Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: cha‧pa‧rra
Noun
chaparra f (plural chaparras)
- kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
- Synonyms: coscoja, chaparro, carrasquilla, carrasquizo
- chaparral (scrubland)
- female equivalent of chaparro (“person of short stature”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “chaparro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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