chaparejos








noun (used with a plural verb)

  1. (in Mexico) chaps.

noun (used with a plural verb)

  1. a pair of joined leather leggings, often widely flared, worn over trousers, especially by cowboys, as protection against burs, rope burns, etc., while on horseback.

pl n

  1. another name for chaps

pl n

  1. leather overalls without a seat, worn by cowboysAlso called: chaparejos, chaparajos
n.2

“jaws, cheeks,” from chap (n.), 1550s, of unknown origin. Hence, chap-fallen (1590s).

n.1

1844, American English, short for chaparejos, from Mexican Spanish chaparreras, overalls worn to protect from chaparro (see chaparral).

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