chaps
English
Etymology 1
From chap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæps/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æps
Etymology 2
Short for American Spanish chaparreras or chaparejos. Related to chaparejos and chaparral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæps/, /ʃæps/
Noun
chaps pl (plural only)
- Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.
- If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps?
- Chaps were a costume staple of Westerns.
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Polish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaps/
- Rhymes: -aps
- Syllabification: chaps
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