Riata

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈɑːtÉ™/

Origin

From Spanish reata.

Full definition of riata

Noun

1. a lariat or lasso
• 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter I:“You double-crossing devil,” the young man growled. “... Hereafter you'll trot ahead of me at the end of a riata, while I keep you on the jump with a four-horse whip. Right now you're scattering my dunnage from hell to breakfast, ...”

Alternative forms

• reata

Anagrams

• aarti
• atari, Atari
• atria
• raita
• tiara