chaparral
2 synonyms for chaparral, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An area covered in thick bushes, with dry summers and wet winters, like the coast around the Mediterranean.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Etymology
Came into English from Spanish chaparral, from chaparro (“evergreen oak”) and -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from sapar.
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