Etymology

riata

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Today it means: A lariat or lasso. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Spanish reata
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The story

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromreata
  2. English todayriata

From Spanish reata, from reatar (“to retie”). Compare lariat.

Words from the same roots

Spanishreata all →

reata

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A lariat or lasso.

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