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Definition of chaparajos in English: chaparajos(also chaparejos) plural nounˌʃapəˈreɪhəʊsˌtʃapəˈreɪhəʊs-ˈrāəs North American Leather trousers without a seat, worn by a cowboy over ordinary trousers to protect the legs. 〈北美〉(牛仔穿的)皮护腿套裤 Example sentencesExamples - The Oroqen clothes are mainly gowns, including fur gown, fur jacket, fur trousers, chaparajos, fur shoes, fur socks, fur gloves, fur waistcoat, roe head hat and so on.
- 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.
- Our chaparejos are constructed of super soft and durable Grade No.1 elk hide.
- His legs are also protected by bronze plates, which resemble the chaparajos of the cowboys in the wild west.
- Their chaparejos were made of heavy bullhide, to protect the leg from the brush and thorns.
OriginMid 19th century: from Mexican Spanish chaparreras, from chaparra 'dwarf evergreen oak' (with reference to protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral); probably influenced by Spanish aparejo 'equipment'. Definition of chaparajos in US English: chaparajos(also chaparejos) plural noun-ˈrāəs North American Leather pants without a seat, worn by a cowboy over ordinary pants to protect the legs. 〈北美〉(牛仔穿的)皮护腿套裤 Example sentencesExamples - His legs are also protected by bronze plates, which resemble the chaparajos of the cowboys in the wild west.
- Our chaparejos are constructed of super soft and durable Grade No.1 elk hide.
- The Oroqen clothes are mainly gowns, including fur gown, fur jacket, fur trousers, chaparajos, fur shoes, fur socks, fur gloves, fur waistcoat, roe head hat and so on.
- Their chaparejos were made of heavy bullhide, to protect the leg from the brush and thorns.
- 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.
OriginMid 19th century: from Mexican Spanish chaparreras, from chaparra ‘dwarf evergreen oak’ (with reference to protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral); probably influenced by Spanish aparejo ‘equipment’. |