Where does “chaparral” come from?
Chaparral derives from Spanish chaparral, a place-name suffix -al from Latin -alis attached to Basque txapar, itself from Basque saphar.
chaparral (English): A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer...
Definitions
- A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer...
Ancestry of “chaparral”, step by step