Chaps
Pronunciation
- IPA: /tʃæps/, /ʃæps/
Origin 1
From chap.
Verb
chaps
(third-person singular of chap)
Origin 2
Short for American Spanish chaparreras.
Noun
chaps
(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.