chaparejos

chaparejos noun: chaps (trousers).

Noun

chaparejos pl (plural only)

(plural, plural-only) chaps (trousers)
- In the store the long shelves upon one side held dry-goods, while upon the opposite shelves a miscellany of groceries was displayed; toward the rear was the storekeeper's assortment of hardware near a counter piled high with sweaters, boots, chaparejos, all jumbled hopelessly.1920, Jackson Gregory, Man to Man
- To protect our legs we wore over the trousers heavy leather chaparejos, sometimes of bear or buffalo hide.1911, Thomas Carson, Ranching, Sport and Travel

Lean, wiry, bronzed men, their legs cased in leather chaparejos, with small boots, high heels, and great spurs, they were, despite their loose, slouchy seat, the best rough-riders in the world.1910, Edgar Beecher Bronson, The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier:
What he saw was a tall slim young man, in chaparejos and sombrero, the inevitable "repeater" at his hip, solitarily engaged in the process of breaking a bronco.1905, Will Lillibridge, Ben Blair:

From Spanish.

What does chaparejos mean?: Chaparejos means chaps (trousers).
How do you use chaparejos in a sentence?: Lean, wiry, bronzed men, their legs cased in leather chaparejos, with small boots, high heels, and great spurs, they were, despite their loose, slouchy seat, the best rough-riders in the world.
What part of speech is chaparejos?: Chaparejos is a noun.

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