reata

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Alternative spellings 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Spanish reata.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪ'ɑ:tə/

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Alternative spellings

• riata

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From reatar (“‘retrie’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /re'ata/

[edit] Noun

reata f. (plural reatas)

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