Chivarras

/tʃɪˈvɑːrəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of chivarra; multiple pairs of leather leg coverings or chaps.

Etymology

Plural form of 'chivarra,' adding the standard '-s' ending to the Spanish-origin word.

Kelly Says

The fact that frontier English needed to borrow 'chivarras' from Spanish shows that cowboys actually weren't just English speakers—they learned from Mexican vaqueros and adopted Spanish words for gear that worked perfectly in that landscape.

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