lasso
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lasso
- /læsˈuː/ Canada, UK
- /ləsˈuː/ Canada, UK
- /ˈlæs.oʊ/ US
- /ˈlæs.u/ US
Rhymes with -æsəʊ
Where it comes from
From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.
noun lassos · lassoes · lassu · lazo
- A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.
- An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.
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Talk about this word "lasso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lasso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lasso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lasso "lasso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lasso.Cite this
@misc{lasso_2026,
title = {lasso},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lasso},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
