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noun, masculine

chaparro

/t͡ʃaˈparo/

noun, masculine/t͡ʃaˈparo/plural: chaparros

kermes oak (Quercus coccifera); chaparral (scrubland); netleaf oak (Quercus rugosa); person of short stature; child, kid

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