noun · common

honda

hon·da

honda · hondas

A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end…A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.

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UK/ˈhɒndə/US/ˈhɑndə/

» He bought a Honda.

Er hat einen Honda gekauft.

Er hat eine Honda gekauft.

Er hat sich eine Honda gekauft.

Er hat sich einen Honda gekauft.

Он купил Хонду.

Он покупал Хонду.

Meaning

2 senses

(Southwestern, US)A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
(Southwestern, US)A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda.

Examples

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He bought a Honda.
ruОн купил Хонду.
deEr hat einen Honda gekauft.
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I think Honda will come tomorrow.
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Claudio had a new Honda Accord.
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Go talk to your Honda friends.
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Sami works for Honda as a senior credit analyst.
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Origin

Probably from Spanish honda, fonda (“sling”), from Latin funda (“hand-sling”); or from Spa

Probably from Spanish honda, fonda (“sling”), from Latin funda (“hand-sling”); or from Spanish hondón (“eye of a needle”), from hondo (“bottom; deep, profound”) (from Latin fundus (“bottom, lowest part”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-(m)n-o, from *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”)) + -ón (augmentative suffix).

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Forms

plural: hondas

Singular	honda
Plural	hondas

regular

Word family

1 related words

Derivedhonda knot