riata
American
[ree-ah-tuh, -at-uh]
/ riˈɑ tə, -ˈæt ə /
Or
reata
noun
Etymology
Origin of riata
1840–50, < Spanish reata, derivative of reatar to tie again, equivalent to re- re- + atar < Latin aptāre to fit
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