chaparajos

[ shap-uh-rey-ohs; Spanish chah-pah-rah-haws ]

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noun

, (used with a plural verb)

(in Mexico) chaps.

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Word History and Origins

1860–65, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish, variant of chaparejos, probably blend of chaparral chaparral and aparejos, plural of aparejo gear; akin to apparel

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Example Sentences

Into the ring rode the four slim, young top riders of the ranch force, chaparajos and sombreros being much in evidence.

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Men were marked by their saddles, their 255 chaparajos, their weapons.

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