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reata.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
reata.
Principal English Translation:
a cord, strip, or sash used to tie things together; or a rope that linked horses together so that they could walk in a straight line
(a loanword from Spanish)
Attestations from sources in English:
ce silla xineta yca coxinillo yhuan almartiga yca mochi Reata [S. Francisco Analcotitlan (Jalisco?), 1652]