Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaps

/t͡ʃæps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: chaps
IPA: /t͡ʃæps/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of chap

noun

Protective leather leggings attached at the waist.

noun

The shaggy hair on male aoudads (barbary sheep) that extends from the throat and chest sometimes covering each leg.

name

Acronym of clearing house automated payment system, a method of same-day banking transfer.

British usage

name

Example Sentences

"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."
"Mundy also points out mass of horn, scarred faces, long chaps (unless in brushy country and the thick vegetation might pull out chap hair), and scars on the sides of the ram from his long horns rubbing away the hair as good signs that you've found a respectable shooter amongst the many."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: chaparreras

Usage

British usage

Phrases

Bath chaps riding chaps

Frequently Paired Words

chinks woolies

Rhymes With

perhaps maps apps collapse caps gaps traps laps snaps wraps taps lapse

Questions

How do you pronounce chaps?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃæps/.
What does chaps mean?: plural of chap
Where does chaps come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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