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pl.n.〚MexSp, altered < chaparreras (so named because worn to protect from chaparro, chaparral)〛
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chaparejos — ☆ chaparejos or chaparajos [chap΄ə rā′hōs΄, shap΄ə rā′hōs΄ ] pl.n. [MexSp, altered < chaparreras (so named because worn to protect from chaparro, chaparral)] Southwest CHAPS1 … English World dictionary
chaparejos — noun plural see chaparajos … New Collegiate Dictionary
chaparejos — chap·a·re·jos … English syllables
chaparejos — n. pl. cowboys leather leg coverings, chaps … Dictionary of difficult words
chaparejos — n.pl. US a cowboy s leather protection for the front of the legs. Etymology: Mex. Sp … Useful english dictionary
chaparajos — /shap euh ray ohs/; Sp. /chah pah rddah haws/, n. (used with a pl. v.) (in Mexico) chaps. Also, chaparejos /shap euh ray ohs/; Sp. /chah pah rdde haws/. [1860 65, Amer.; < MexSp, var. of chaparejos, prob. b. chaparral CHAPARRAL and aparejos, pl.… … Universalium
chaparajos — or chaparejos noun plural Etymology: modification of Mexican Spanish chaparreras, from chaparro Date: 1887 chaps … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chaps — This article is about the article of clothing. For other uses, see Chaps (disambiguation). A rider wearing shotgun chaps Chaps ( … Wikipedia
ковбой — я; м. [англ. cowboy] В степях западных штатов США: конный пастух стада. ◁ Ковбойский, ая, ое. К ая шляпа. К ая рубашка. К. фильм (приключенческий фильм из жизни ковбоев). * * * ковбой (англ. cowboy, от cow корова и boy парень), в западных… … Энциклопедический словарь
Вестерн (конный спорт) — Историческая фотография рабочего ковбоя … Википедия
