lasso
noun
[ ləˈsuː ]
• a rope with a noose at one end, used especially in North America for catching cattle.
lasso
verb
• catch (an animal) with a lasso.
• "at last his father lassoed the horse"
Origin:
mid 18th century: representing an American Spanish pronunciation of Spanish lazo, based on Latin laqueus ‘noose’. Compare with lace.
