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chaparajos

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cha⋅pa⋅ra⋅jos

  [shap-uh-rey-ohs; Sp. chah-pah-rah-haws]
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–noun (used with a plural verb)
(in Mexico) chaps.
Also, cha⋅pa⋅re⋅jos  [shap-uh-rey-ohs; Sp. chah-pah-re-haws] .

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; < MexSp, var. of chaparejos, prob. b. chaparral chaparral and aparejos, pl. of aparejo gear; akin to apparel

chaps

  [chaps, shaps]
–noun (used with a plural verb)
a pair of joined leather leggings, often widely flared, worn over trousers, esp. by cowboys, as protection against burs, rope burns, etc., while on horseback.
Also called chaparajos, chaparejos.

Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; short for chaparajos
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chaps 
1844, Amer.Eng., short for chaparejos, from Mexican Sp. chaparreras, worn to protect from chaparro (see chaparral).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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