honda
honda Lexical Profile
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• noun
(Capitalized) A major Japanese multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, or a vehicle produced by this company.
"She commuted to the university every morning in a reliable silver Honda."
North American A small, reinforced eyelet, loop, or metal ring at one end of a lasso or lariat through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a running noose.
"The rancher carefully threaded the stiff rawhide rope through the honda before practicing his roping technique."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its common noun sense referring to the eye of a lasso, the word is borrowed from American Spanish 'honda', meaning a sling or loop. The capitalized automotive brand is named after its Japanese founder, Soichiro Honda (1906–1991).