A variant spelling of chivarra; leather leg protection worn by ranch workers and cowboys.
Alternate spelling of 'chivarra,' showing variation in how Spanish vaquero terms were transliterated into English by speakers with different regional backgrounds.
The multiple spellings chivarro/chivarra show how spoken Spanish traditions faced written English representation—different settlers heard the pronunciation slightly differently and spelled it according to their own English reading habits.
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