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reata

/ɹiˈɑːtə/

reata noun: a lariat or lasso.

Noun

reata (plural reatas)

  1. (Texas) A lariat or lasso.
    • 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.1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

Forms of reata

pluralreatas
alternative formriata

Origin of reata

Borrowed from Spanish reata.

Questions about reata

What does reata mean?
Reata means a lariat or lasso.
What part of speech is reata?
Reata is a noun.
How do you pronounce reata?
Reata is pronounced /ɹiˈɑːtə/.
What is the plural of reata?
The plural of reata is reatas.

Words near reata in the dictionary

  1. reastonished
  2. reastonishes
  3. reastonishing
  4. reasts
  5. reasty
  6. reata
  7. reatard
  8. reatas
  9. reate
  10. reattach
  11. reattachable

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