Also,
chaparejos [shap-uh-rey-ohs; Spanish chah-pah-re-haws] /ˌʃæp əˈreɪ oʊs; Spanish ˌtʃɑ pɑˈrɛ hɔs/ (Show IPA).
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