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laqueus
Latin · ancient
"noose, snare"
meaning "noose, snare"
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lazo
Spanish · medieval
"a rope loop, noose"
kept the meaning of a rope loop or snare
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lasso
English · 1800s
"a roped noose used to catch animals"
adopted by English-speaking cowboys in the American West
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