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Word: Riata
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Californian. From Spanish reata rope used for tethering animals, in Mexican Spanish also lasso from reatar to tie again from re- + atar to tie from classical Latin aptāre to fit, adapt
Definition:
A long light rope, usually of rawhide or hemp, used chiefly for catching livestock or tethering animals.
Variant Forms:
- reata
- riato
- riatta
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