riata
Spanish, noun/ˈrjata/
riata is spelled R-I-A-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 102,764th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a beating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paliza”.
What does riata mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininea beating
darle riata a alguien
- 2
colloquialfemininedrunkenness
- 3
Mexicofemininealternative form of reata (“dick, cock”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paliza.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of riata
- riatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce riata?
- /ˈrjata/
- [ˈrja.t̪a]
- [ˈrjat̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is riata in Spanish?
riata appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).