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chamiso

cha·mi·so
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-mee-zoh, chuh-]
    • /ʃəˈmi zoʊ, tʃə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shuh-mee-zoh, chuh-]
    • /ʃəˈmi zoʊ, tʃə-/

Definitions of chamiso word

  • noun chamiso an evergreen shrub with yellow-green flowers native to the western United States 3
  • noun plural chamiso a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage. 1
  • noun chamiso An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States. 1
  • noun chamiso an evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum. 0

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Origin of chamiso

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Chamiso

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chamiso popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chamiso usage trend in Literature

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