chaparajos

[shap-uh-rey-ohs; Spanish chah-pah-rah-haws] /ˌʃæp əˈreɪ oʊs; Spanish ˌtʃɑ pɑˈrɑ hɔs/
noun, (used with a plural verb)
1.
(in Mexico) chaps.
Also, chaparejos
[shap-uh-rey-ohs; Spanish chah-pah-re-haws] /ˌʃæp əˈreɪ oʊs; Spanish ˌtʃɑ pɑˈrɛ hɔs/ (Show IPA)
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Origin
1860-65, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish, variant of chaparejos, probably blend of chaparral chaparral and aparejos, plural of aparejo gear; akin to apparel
Examples from the web for chaparajos
  • Riders who worked in the related landscape wore leather overalls open at the back, and called them chaparajos.
British Dictionary definitions for chaparajos

chaparejos

/ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs; Spanish tʃapaˈrexos/
plural noun
1.
another name for chaps
Word Origin
from Mexican Spanish