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Synonyms for chaparral

Grammar : Noun
Spell : shap-uh-ral, chap-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp-

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Définition of chaparral

Origin :
  • "shrub thicket," 1850, American English, from Spanish chaparro "evergreen oak," perhaps from Basque txapar "little thicket," diminutive of sapar "heath, thicket."
  • In Spain, a chaparral is a bush of a species of oak. The termination al signifies a place abounding in; as, chaparral, a place of oak-bushes, almendral, an almond orchard; parral, a vineyard; cafetal, a coffee plantation, etc., etc.This word, chaparral, has been introduced into the language since our acquisition of Texas and New Mexico, where these bushes abound. It is a series of thickets, of various sizes, from one hundred yards to a mile through, with bushes and briars, all covered with thorns, and so closely entwined together as almost to prevent the passage of any thing larger than a wolf or hare. [John Russell Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1859]
  • As in jungle : noun wilderness full of plant and animal life
  • As in brush : noun scrappy bushes
  • As in thicket : noun dense growth of small trees or bushes
  • As in bush : noun shrubs; woodland
  • As in thicket : noun plant
Example sentences :
  • The puncher wheeled his horse and rode off around the chaparral.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The man in the chaparral once more crept forward and climbed the fence.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • After hard fighting in the chaparral, the Mexicans were put to flight.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year » by Edwin Emerson
  • If the sheep owner had tried to break away into the chaparral.
  • Extract from : « Crooked Trails and Straight » by William MacLeod Raine
  • The chaparral being on a little rise, one could not see beyond it.
  • Extract from : « Across the Mesa » by Jarvis Hall
  • The bailes out at the Quemado; weddings far out in the chaparral.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge
  • As we emerged from the chaparral, Morgan was but a few yards in advance.
  • Extract from : « The Damned Thing » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The whole troop then scampered off into the chaparral and disappeared.
  • Extract from : « The Rifle Rangers » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • The chaparral was dark and silent, and these returned after a fruitless search.
  • Extract from : « The Rifle Rangers » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • When you come near the camp, leave your horse in the chaparral.
  • Extract from : « The Rifle Rangers » by Captain Mayne Reid

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