lasso

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, from Latin laqueus. Doublet of lace.

"The Punjab lasso!" he muttered. — The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
=lazo=, m., lasso; loop; tie. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson
The Lapps never travel without a lasso. — The Land of the Long Night, Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu

Orlando di Lasso, Roland de Lassus

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