Translation of tether in German

Arete means earring. Is it only in Mexico, regional? earring has multiple translations in Spanish, some are regionalism, others not. Arete, pendiente, caravana, and some others. But they are widely understood.
I have always met nice people so far, and I have never had a strange friends request. So far I only had problems with my grammar in various foreign languages that I am trying to acquire.
In April I will travel again to Andalusia for 6 weeks and I will visit the same language school again. This school is incredibly good, I've learned a lot there. Shall I send you the address?