Lasso

For other uses, see Lasso (disambiguation).
"Lariat" and "Reata" redirect here. For other uses, see Lariat (disambiguation) and Reata (disambiguation).
A loose bull is lassoed by a pickup rider during a rodeo

A lasso or lazo (/ˈlæsoʊ/ or /læˈsuː/), also called in Mexico reata and la reata,[1][2] and in the United States riata or lariat[3] (from Mexican Spanish, lasso for roping cattle),[4] is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the Mexican and South American cowboys, then adopted, from the Mexicans, by the cowboys of the United States. The word is also a verb; to lasso is to throw the loop of rope around something.

  1. ^ Rubio, Darío (1925). La anarquía del lenguaje en la América española, Volume 1 (1 ed.). Mexico: Confederacion regional obrera mexicana. pp. 353, 354. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ Revilla, Domingo (1844). El museo mexicano (Volume 3 ed.). Mexico: Ignacio Cumplido. p. 553. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ Burnett Tylor, Edward (1861). Anahuac; Or, Mexico and the Mexicans. London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts. p. 264. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ Sánchez Somoano, José (1892). Modismos, locuciones y términos mexicanos. Madrid: Manuel Minuesa de los Ríos. p. 80. Retrieved 5 March 2023.