lasso
noun/læˈsuː/, /ˈlæsəʊ/
/ˈlæsəʊ/
(plural lassos, lassoes)
- a long rope with one end tied into a loop that is used for catching horses, cows, etc.Word Originmid 18th cent.: representing an American Spanish pronunciation of Spanish lazo, based on Latin laqueus ‘noose’. Compare with lace.
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