reata

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reata.

Pronunciation

Noun

reata (plural reatas)

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

Translations

lasso — see lasso

Estonian

Noun

reata

  1. abessive singular of rida

Portuguese

Verb

reata

  1. inflection of reatar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈata/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: re‧a‧ta

Etymology 1

Deverbal from reatar (“to retie”).

Noun

reata f (plural reatas)

  1. rope, lasso
  2. single file
  3. (Guatemala, Mexico, vulgar) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
  4. (Honduras, colloquial) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

reata

  1. inflection of reatar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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