lariat

Questions about lariat

What does lariat mean?

lariat means "a long noosed rope used to catch animals".

How many syllables are in lariat?

lariat has 3 syllables: lar-i-at. The stress falls on "lar". In IPA it is /ˈlɛɹiət/.

What is another word for lariat?

Close synonyms include lasso, riata, reata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lariat a common word?

lariat is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.