riata

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Etymology

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From Spanish reata, from reatar (to retie). Compare lariat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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riata (plural riatas)

  1. (US, regional) A lariat or lasso. [from 19th c.]
    • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter I, in The Understanding Heart:
      “You double-crossing devil,” the young man growled. “ [] Hereafter you'll trot ahead of me at the end of a riata, while I keep you on the jump with a four-horse whip. Right now you're scattering my dunnage from hell to breakfast, []
    • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 429:
      A few blocks from the capitol we stripped him, cut off everything hanging between his legs, then fixed him with a riata and dragged him up and down Congress.

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrjata/ [ˈrja.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ria‧ta

Noun

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riata f (plural riatas)

  1. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, colloquial) a beating
    darle riata a alguiento give someone a beating
    echar riatato work hard, train hard
  2. (El Salvador, Honduras, colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

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