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aparejo

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a⋅pa⋅re⋅jo

  [ap-uh-rey-oh, -rey-hoh, ah-puh-; Sp. ah-pah-re-haw]
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–noun, plural -jos  [-ohz, -hohz; Sp. -haws] . Spanish.
a Mexican packsaddle formed of stuffed leather cushions.
Origin:
lit., preparation (i.e., equipment)
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ap·a·re·jo   (āp'ə-rā'hō, -rā'ō)   
n.   pl. ap·a·re·jos Southwestern U.S.
A packsaddle made of a stuffed leather pad.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, equipment, from aparejar, to prepare, from Vulgar Latin *appariculāre; see apparel.]
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