English
wikipedia
Etymology
Spanish lazo > Vulgar Latin *laceum > Latin laqueus
Pronunciation
AHD|lăs'Å
IPA|/læˈsoʊ/
audio|en-us-lasso.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|pl2=lassoes
- A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.
- computing An image editing function for drawing a line around an object.
Translations
trans-top|a long rope
Icelandic: snara f, slöngvivaður m
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Latin: laqueum n, capulus m, capulum n
Spanish: lazo
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Verb
en-verb|lasso|es
#to catch with a lasso
Translations
trans-top|to catch with a lasso
Icelandic: snara
trans-mid
Spanish: lacear, lazar
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See also
lariat
noose
Italian
Etymology
Latin laxus
Adjective
it-adj|lass
- lax
Noun
it-noun|lass|m|o|i
- precess, passage
Related terms
lassativo
lassismo
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