how to pronounce chaparral

/ˌʃæpɚˈæl/

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chaparral is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of chaparral in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it's all chaparral and a bunch of trees …”

meanings of chaparral

noun:

A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.