aparejo


ap·a·re·jo

A0359800 (ăp′ə-rā′hō, -rā′ō)n. pl. ap·a·re·jos Southwestern US A packsaddle made of a stuffed leather pad.
[American Spanish, from Spanish, equipment, from aparejar, to prepare, from Vulgar Latin *appariculāre; see apparel.]

aparejo

(apaˈrexo) n, pl -jos (-xos) Southwestern US a kind of packsaddle made of stuffed leather cushions[American Spanish: equipment, from aparejar to make ready; see apparel]

a•pa•re•jo

(ˌæp əˈreɪ oʊ, -ˈreɪ hoʊ, ˌɑ pə-)

n., pl. -jos. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. a packsaddle formed of stuffed leather cushions. [1840–45; < American Spanish: saddle, Sp: equipment, preparation]