lasso
LASS-oh · noun
Origin
Lasso comes from Spanish lazo, which traces back through Vulgar Latin *laceum to Latin laqueus, meaning a noose or snare.
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Related words
Lasso is a doublet of lace, meaning both words descend from the same Latin root, laqueus, but arrived in English by different routes.