# chaparral

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌʃæp.əˈɹæl/ · frequency rank #49,823

## Definitions
1. A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
2. The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.

## Etymology
From Spanish chaparral, from chaparro (“evergreen oak”) + -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from sapar.

## Common misspellings (12)
`cahparral`, `cchaparral`, `chaaprral`, `chaparal`, `chapararl`, `chaparrall`, `chaparrla`, `chapparral`, `chapraral`, `chhaparral`, `chpaarral`, `hcaparral`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chaparral