Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reata

/ɹiˈɑːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
rea-ta
IPA
/ɹiˈɑːtə/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lariat or lasso.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Old Spanish atar Spanish atar Spanish reatardeverb. Spanish reatabor. English reata Borrowed from Spanish reata.

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Questions

How do you pronounce reata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈɑːtə/.
What does reata mean?
A lariat or lasso.
Where does reata come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Proto-Indo-European [Term?]der. Proto-Italic *apjō Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus ▲ Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin aptō Old Spanish atar Spanish atar Spanish reatardeverb. Spanish reatabor. English reata Borrowed from Spanish reata.

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