Reata

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

English

Etymology

Spanish reata.

Pronunciation

IPA: /rɪ'ɑ:tə/

Noun

Singular 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

Alternative spelling

• riata

Spanish

Etymology

From reatar ‘retie’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /re'ata/

Noun

reata f

1. a rope; a lasso
2. single file
3. (Mexico) prick, cock

gl:reata