noun, masculine/matoˈral/plural: matorrales
brush, scrub (wild vegetation); thicket, copse
Synonyms: pajonal, bosquecillo, espesura, soto
Etymology tree Punicder.? Phoeniciander.? Late Latin mattader.? Spanish mata Spanish -orro Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Spanish -al Spanish matorral From mata + -orro + -al.