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reata.

A lariat or lasso.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹiˈɑːtə/
  1. A lariat or lasso.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Old Spanish atar Spanish atar Spanish reatardeverb. Spanish reatabor. English reata Borrowed from Spanish reata.

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