Chapala

[ chuh-pah-luh; Spanish chah-pah-lah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Lake, the largest lake in Mexico, located in Jalisco state. 651 sq. mi. (1,686 sq. km).

Formerly this species was abundant in the marshes around Lago de Chapala.

A village on the southeastern shore of Lago de Chapala; mesquite-grassland.

A village on the southeastern shore of Lago de Chapala; lake-shore marshes and mesquite-grassland.

A town just south of the eastern end of Lago de Chapala; mesquite-grassland.

Those who dwell on Lake Chapala are quiet and mild, devoted to agricultural pursuits.

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