chaps

See also: CHAPS

English

Etymology 1

From chap.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃæps/

Noun

chaps pl

plural of chap

Verb

chaps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chap

Etymology 2

Chaps

Short for American Spanish chaparreras.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃæps/, /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.

Translations

Protective leather leggings attached at the waist

French: guêtres (fr) f pl
Navajo: akał bistłeeʼ

Russian: чаппарахас (čapparaxas)
Spanish: zahones m pl

See also

Anagrams

Pasch

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