reata
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “riata” in the sense shown in 3).
la reata(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (cord)
a. rope
Las niñas estaban brincando la reata en el patio de la escuela.The girls were jumping rope at the school yard.
b. lasso (for cattle)
Durante las fiestas del pueblo, los charros hacen acrobacias con la reata.During the town's festivities, the charros do stunts with the lasso.
a. string
El granjero condujo la reata de caballos hacia los establos.The farmer led the string of horses to the stables.
3. (vulgar) (male genitalia) (Central America) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
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