reata

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Spanish reata.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /riˈɑːtə/

Noun [edit]

reata (plural reatas)

  1. A lariat or lasso.
    • 1994: The riders overtook them laughing and circled the cart at a full gallop until one of them took down his reata and dropped a loop over the mule’s head and brought it to a halt. — Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

Translations [edit]

lasso — see lasso

Alternative forms [edit]

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From reatar (“retrie”)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /reˈata/

Noun [edit]

reata f (plural reatas)

  1. A rope; a lasso.
  2. Single file.
  3. (Mexico) Prick, cock.
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