Reata

Pronunciation

• IPA: /riˈɑːtÉ™/

Origin

Spanish reata.

Full definition of reata

Noun

1. A lariat or lasso.
• 1994: 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. — Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

Alternative forms

• riata