əˈtä(ˌ)hō, -ta-, -tā- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish, from atajar to intercept, cut off, take a short cut, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + tajar to divide, slice, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin taliare — more at tailor
1. chiefly Southwest : a drove of mules or horses
2. chiefly Southwest : an expedient of any kind : short cut