aparejo

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noun

A kind of packsaddle formerly used in the United States military, and in Latin America, made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or similar substances.

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Meanings

nounaparejo (plural aparejos or aparejoes)

plural aparejos · plural aparejoes

  1. especiallyhistoricalgovernmentA kind of packsaddle formerly used in the United States military, and in Latin America, made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or similar substances.

Origin

  1. Spanishaparejardeverb.
  2. Spanishaparejo
  3. Englishaparejo

Borrowed from Spanish aparejo.

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Translations

Portuguese albarda
  • albardapacksaddle made of leather stuffed with hay
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APA

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Chicago

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