Meanings
nounlasso (plural lassos or lassoes)
plural lassos · plural lassoes · alternative archaic lassu · alternative archaic lazo
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinlaqueus
- Vulgar Latin*laceum
- Spanishlazo
- Englishlasso
From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.
More words from Spanish, Vulgar Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ласо
- ласо (laso)a long rope with a sliding loop
Catalan enllaçar
- enllaçarto catch with a lasso
Chinese Mandarin 套索
- 套索 (tàosuǒ)a long rope with a sliding loop
Czech laso, zalasovat
- lasoa long rope with a sliding loop
- zalasovatto catch with a lasso
Esperanto kaptoŝnuro, lazo
- kaptoŝnuroa long rope with a sliding loop
- lazoa long rope with a sliding loop
Finnish lasso, lassota
- lassoa long rope with a sliding loop
- lassotato catch with a lasso
German Lasso
- Lassoa long rope with a sliding loop
Hebrew לָסוֹ, פַּלְצוּר
- לָסוֹ (láso)a long rope with a sliding loop
- פַּלְצוּר (paltzúr)a long rope with a sliding loop
Hungarian lasszó, meglasszóz
- lasszóa long rope with a sliding loop
- meglasszózto catch with a lasso
Icelandic snara, slöngvivaður
- snaraa long rope with a sliding loop
- slöngvivaðura long rope with a sliding loop
- snarato catch with a lasso
Italian lacciaia
- lacciaiaa long rope with a sliding loop
Latin laqueum, capulus
- laqueuma long rope with a sliding loop
- capulusa long rope with a sliding loop
- capuluma long rope with a sliding loop
Persian کمند
- کمند (kamand)a long rope with a sliding loop
Polish lasso, arkan
- lassoa long rope with a sliding loop
- arkana long rope with a sliding loop
Portuguese laço, laçar
- laçoa long rope with a sliding loop
- laçarto catch with a lasso
Russian лассо́, арка́н
- лассо́ (lassó)a long rope with a sliding loop
- арка́н (arkán)a long rope with a sliding loop
- заарка́нить (zaarkánitʹ)to catch with a lasso
Spanish lazo, lacear
- lazoa long rope with a sliding loop
- lacearto catch with a lasso
- lazarto catch with a lasso
Swedish lasso
- lassoa long rope with a sliding loop
Thai บ่วง, บ่วงบาศ
- บ่วง (bùuang)a long rope with a sliding loop
- บ่วงบาศa long rope with a sliding loop
Turkish kement
- kementa long rope with a sliding loop
Vietnamese thòng lọng
- thòng lọnga long rope with a sliding loop
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lasso
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
lasso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lasso
MLA
“lasso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lasso. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lasso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lasso.
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