chaps

See also: CHAPS and chaps.

English

Etymology 1

From chap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæps/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æps

Noun

chaps pl

  1. plural of chap

Verb

chaps

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chap

Etymology 2

Short for American Spanish chaparreras or chaparejos. Related to chaparejos and chaparral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃæps/, /ʃæps/

Noun

chaps pl (plural only)

  1. 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): /ˈxaps/
  • Rhymes: -aps
  • Syllabification: chaps

Interjection

chaps

  1. alternative form of chap
verbs

Further reading

  • chaps in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chaps in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “chaps”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 129
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