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reata

noun re·ata \ rē-ˈa-tə , -ˈä- \

Definition of reata

: lariat

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Examples of reata in a Sentence

  1. the gauchos tied their reatas and rode out onto the pampas to rope calves

Origin and Etymology of reata

American Spanish — more at lariat

reata Synonyms

Synonyms

lariat, lasso, riata;

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