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

He wore a Mexican straw sombrero tied down over his ears with a red bandanna, a red flannel shirt, a long linen coat, huge spurs, and sheepskin chaparejos.

From The Delafield Affair by Kelly, Florence Finch

He took a pair of leather chaparejos from the bed, regarded them doubtfully and threw them back.

From Stepsons of Light by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove

"I'll have your car put in with mine, Tom," said Lowell, who was dressed in cowpuncher attire, even to leather chaparejos.

From Mystery Ranch by Chapman, Arthur

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