Etymology

From SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#MATORRALCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#MATORRAL matorral.

Noun

matorral (plural matorrals)Category:English lemmas#MATORRALCategory:English nouns#MATORRALCategory:English countable nouns#MATORRALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MATORRALCategory:Pages with entries#MATORRALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MATORRAL

1. A shrubland, a stunted woodland.

Adjective

matorral (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#MATORRALCategory:English adjectives#MATORRALCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#MATORRALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MATORRALCategory:Pages with entries#MATORRALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MATORRAL

1. Of, typical found in, or pertaining to a matorral.
   • 2004, John Wainwright, John B. Thornes, Processes and Perspectives from the Past and Present, page 144:

     Other herbaceous species indicative of a matorral association are also present at this time (Aloïsi et al., 1978).

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Etymology

From mata +‎ -orro +‎ -alCategory:Spanish terms suffixed with -orro#MATORRALCategory:Spanish terms suffixed with -al#MATORRAL.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matoˈral/ [ma.t̪oˈral]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#MATORRALCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#MATORRAL
• Rhymes: -alCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al#MATORRALCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/al/3 syllables#MATORRAL
• Syllabification: ma‧to‧rral

Noun

matorral m (plural matorrales)Category:Spanish lemmas#MATORRALCategory:Spanish nouns#MATORRALCategory:Spanish countable nouns#MATORRALCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#MATORRALCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#MATORRALCategory:Pages with entries#MATORRALCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MATORRAL

1. brush, scrub (wild vegetation)

   Synonym: pajonal

2. thicket, copse

   Synonyms: bosquecillo, espesura, soto

Further reading

• “matorral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025