Chaparral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːmeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪntʃˈɒnɪsˌiːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪntʃˈɒnɪsˌiːn/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːmeɪɾɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bush scrub

Word Forms

scrubby	adjective	sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
bushy	adjective	resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

чапараль

густая растительность, состоящая из низкорослых деревьев или кустарников

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चैपरल

सघन वनस्पति जिसमें रूके हुए पेड़ या झाड़ियाँ शामिल हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

சப்பரல்

குன்றிய மரங்கள் அல்லது புதர்களைக் கொண்ட அடர்ந்த தாவரங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చాపరల్

దట్టమైన వృక్షసంపద మందమైన చెట్లు లేదా పొదలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચૅપરલ

ગીચ વનસ્પતિ જેમાં સ્ટંટેડ વૃક્ષો અથવા છોડો હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಪರ್ರಲ್

ಕುಂಠಿತ ಮರಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪೊದೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ದಟ್ಟವಾದ ಸಸ್ಯವರ್ಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാപറൽ

മുരടിച്ച മരങ്ങളോ കുറ്റിക്കാടുകളോ അടങ്ങിയ ഇടതൂർന്ന സസ്യങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੈਪਰਲ

ਸੰਘਣੀ ਬਨਸਪਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਟੰਟਡ ਰੁੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਝਾੜੀਆਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丛林

由发育不良的树木或灌木组成的茂密植被

🇯🇵Japanese

チャパラル

発育不全の木や低木からなる密集した植生

🇰🇷Korean

떡갈나무

기절한 나무나 관목으로 구성된 빽빽한 초목

🇹🇭Thai

ชายชรา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaparal

vegetasi lebat yang terdiri dari pohon-pohon kerdil atau semak-semak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.chaparral

نباتات كثيفة تتكون من أشجار أو شجيرات متقزمة

🇮🇷Persian

چاپارال

پوشش گیاهی متراکم متشکل از درختان یا بوته‌های کوتاه‌قد

🇹🇷Turkish

çalılık

bodur ağaçlar veya çalılardan oluşan yoğun bitki örtüsü

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The primary meaning of 'chaparral' is 'dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes'.

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'chaparral' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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