chaparajos

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shap′ə rā′ōs; Sp. chä′pä rä′hôs)


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cha•pa•ra•jos  (shap′ə rā′ōs; Sp. chä′pä rä′hôs),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
  1. Clothing(in Mexico) chaps.
Also, cha•pa•re•jos  (shap′ə rā′ōs; Sp. chä′pä re′hôs).USA pronunciation 
  • Mexican Spanish, variant of chaparejos, probably blend of, blended chaparral chaparral and aparejos, plural of aparejo gear; akin to apparel
  • 1860–65, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chaparejos / ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs tʃapaˈrexos/, chaparajos / ˌʃæpəˈreɪəʊs tʃapaˈraxos/
  1. another name for chaps
Etymology: from Mexican Spanish
'chaparajos' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chaparejos - chaps

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