[ ˌʃapə'reɪhəʊs , ˌtʃ- ]
(also chaparejos )
■ plural noun N. Amer. fuller form of chaps .
Origin
C19: from Mex. Sp. chaparreras , from chaparra 'dwarf evergreen oak' (with ref. to protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral ).
[ ˌʃapə'reɪhəʊs , ˌtʃ- ]
(also chaparejos )
■ plural noun N. Amer. fuller form of chaps .
Origin
C19: from Mex. Sp. chaparreras , from chaparra 'dwarf evergreen oak' (with ref. to protection from thorny vegetation: see chaparral ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004