CHAPS


Meaning of CHAPS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshaps, ˈchaps ]

noun plural

Etymology: modification of Mexican Spanish chaparreras

Date: 1844

: leather leggings joined by a belt or lacing, often having flared outer flaps, and worn over the trousers (as by western ranch hands)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.