-
similar to
Chaparreras but that were not
attached to the waist, only
reaching up to the thigh; and
Cuadrilera a
small apron that
predates Chaparreras made of...
- "buckaroo",
which are in turn
corruptions of the
Spanish "la reata", "
chaparreras", and "vaquero". The
exact term also
refers to the
bucking horses used...
-
protective leather trousers worn by cowboys, got
their name from the
Spanish "
chaparreras", and the lariat, or rope, was
derived from "la reata". All the distinct...
-
evergreen oak, from
Basque txapar, "small, short"
chaps from
Mexican Spanish chaparreras, leg
protectors for
riding through chaparral chayote from Spanish, literally:...
-
opening of the West.
Among these are,
other than toponyms,
chaps (from
chaparreras), plaza, l****o, bronco, buckaroo, rodeo;
examples of "English" additions...
