chaparajos

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. of aparejo gear; akin to APPAREL]

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  • chaparajos — or chaparejos noun plural Etymology: modification of Mexican Spanish chaparreras, from chaparro Date: 1887 chaps …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chaparajos — n. (from Spanish) chaps, leather leggings connected by a belt or lacing worn by cowboys over the trousers to protect their legs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • chaparajos — [ˌʃapə reɪhəʊs, ˌtʃ ] (also chaparejos) plural noun N. Amer. fuller form of chaps. Origin C19: from Mex. Sp. chaparreras, from chaparra dwarf evergreen oak (with ref. to protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral) …   English new terms dictionary

  • chaparajos — chap·a·ra·jos …   English syllables

  • chaparajos — chap•a•ra•jos or chap•a•re•jos [[t]ˌʃæp əˈreɪ oʊs, hoʊs, ˌtʃæp [/t]] n. (used with a pl. v.) clo chaps • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; < MexSp, var. of chaparejos, prob. b. chaparral chaparral and aparejos, pl. of aparejo gear …   From formal English to slang

  • chaparajos —   n. pl. cowboys leather leg coverings, chaps …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • chapareras — Chaparajos Cha pa*ra jos, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.] Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back, worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny bushes, as in the chaparral; called also {chapareras} or colloq. {chaps}. [Sp. Amer.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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