chaparra
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃaˈpara/
chaparra is spelled C-H-A-P-A-R-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 107,397th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chaparra is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of chaparro (“person of short stature”). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Encina joven, baja y con hojas espinosas”.
What does chaparra mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
- 2
femininechaparral (scrubland)
- 3
femininefemale equivalent of chaparro (“person of short stature”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Encina joven, baja y con hojas espinosas
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chaparra
- chaparras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chaparra?
- /t͡ʃaˈpara/
- [t͡ʃaˈpa.ra]
- [t͡ʃaˈpara]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is chaparra in Spanish?
chaparra appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).