English
matorral
Matorral comes from Spanish matorral ‘brush, scrub’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmatorral‘brush, scrub’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmatorral‘brush, scrub’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004same form
Earliest quotation: 2004, John Wainwright, John B. Thornes: “Other herbaceous species indicative of a matorral association are…”
Every English word from Spanish matorral
Today it means
noun A shrubland, a stunted woodland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish matorral / matorral