Mexican Rodeo Will Blow Your Chaps Off
by Jorge Corona from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#400GJ)
Charros, the Mexican gentlemen horsemen from whom mariachis take their suits, are arguably the original cowboy. The word chaps, for example, is said to come from the Spanish word chaparreras, mestenos from the Spanish for mustangs, and lasso is basically lazo with stodgier spelling.