Etymology

chamiso

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Today it means: An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States. Full definition →

Spanish chamizo ← Galician chamizo
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  1. Galician · derived fromchamizo
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromchamizo
  3. English todaychamiso

Borrowed from Spanish chamizo, from Galician chamizo.

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