/
ləˈsuː,
ˈlasəʊ/
n.
(pl. lassos or lassoes)
a rope with a noose at one end, used especially in North America for catching cattle.
v.
(lassoes, lassoing, lassoed)
catch with a lasso.
Derivative
Etymology
C18: representing an Amer. Sp. pronunc. of Sp. lazo, based on L. laqueus ‘noose’.
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