chaparro

See also: Chaparro

English

Etymology

From Spanish chaparro.

Noun

chaparro (plural chaparros)

  1. kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish chaparro, from Basque txapar, txaparro (“dwarf evergreen oak”), diminutive of sapar, zapar (“thicket, bush”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈpa.ʁu/ [ʃaˈpa.hu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʃaˈpa.ʁu/ [ʃaˈpa.χu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃaˈpa.ʁo/ [ʃaˈpa.ho]
 

  • Hyphenation: cha‧par‧ro

Noun

chaparro m (plural chaparros)

  1. (Southern Portugal) cork oak (Quercus suber)
    Synonyms: sobreiro m, sobro m

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Basque txapar, txaparro (“dwarf evergreen oak”), diminutive of sapar, zapar (“thicket, bush”). Doublet of chaparra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈparo/ [t͡ʃaˈpa.ro]
  • Rhymes: -aro
  • Syllabification: cha‧pa‧rro

Noun

chaparro m (plural chaparros, feminine chaparra, feminine plural chaparras)

  1. kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
  2. chaparral (scrubland)
  3. (Mexico) netleaf oak (Quercus rugosa)
  4. (Mexico) person of short stature
  5. (colloquial, El Salvador) illegally produced or homemade hard liquor made from sugarcane; illegally made rum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Portuguese: chaparro

Further reading

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