chaparejos

British  

/ tʃapaˈraxos, tʃapaˈrexos, ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs, ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs /

plural noun

1. another name for chaps

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Etymology

Origin of chaparejos

from Mexican Spanish

Example Sentences

Last week, a bronze-skinned buckaroo, with a flashing red neckerchief above his blue shirt, with shining leather chaparejos and crimson saddle-blanket, dashed up from a Western skyline on a snorting, piebald cow-pony.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ignoring the water, it came straight to Sandy, uttered a harsh whine, catching at the leather tassel on the cowman's worn leather chaparejos, tugging feebly.

From Rimrock Trail by Dunn, J. Allan, (Joseph Allan)

Chaparejos Apropos of protecting your legs, there remains still the question of chaparejos or chaps.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

Not wishing to be too hard on his pardner, the Colonel added: "I lay it all to the chaparejos myself."

From The Magnetic North by Robins, Elizabeth

To protect our legs we wore over the trousers heavy leather chaparejos, sometimes of bear or buffalo hide.

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas