A lasso or rope with a running noose, used especially in South America for catching cattle or horses.
From Spanish cabresta, derived from Latin capistrum meaning 'halter' or 'muzzle.' The word evolved in Spanish-speaking cattle regions and spread through gaucho and ranch culture.
Cabresta is the Spanish cousin of the English 'lasso'—both words come from the tough cattle-herding traditions of the Americas where you needed the perfect word for 'rope that catches things!'
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