lariat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++lar·i·at /ˈlæriət/ noun [countable] American EnglishPMW a lasso 套索
Examples from the Corpus
lariat• The vice president grabbed Cyrus's long microphone cord and and began whipping it around like a lariat.Origin lariat (1800-1900) American Spanish la reata “the lasso”, from Spanish reatar “to tie again”lar·i·at nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a lasso
lariat
lar‧i‧at /ˈlæriət/
noun [countable]
lar‧i‧at /ˈlæriət/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: American Spanish
Origin: la reata 'the lasso', from Spanish reatar 'to tie again'
American English a lasso
Language: American Spanish
Origin: la reata 'the lasso', from Spanish reatar 'to tie again'