riolita
Spanish, noun[rjoˈlit̪a]
riolita is spelled R-I-O-L-I-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 163,697th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riolita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “rhyolite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Roca ígnea extrusiva, volcánica, félsica, grisácea a rojiza, de grano fino (afanítica), en ocasiones…”.
What does riolita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerhyolite
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roca ígnea extrusiva, volcánica, félsica, grisácea a rojiza, de grano fino (afanítica), en ocasiones vidriosa. Su composición mineralógica es semejante a la del granito, su equivalente intrusivo. Consta de fenocristales de cuarzo, feldespato potásico (ortoclasa), oligoclasa, biotita, anfíbolas y piroxenas. Se extruye durante erupciones volcánicas a temperaturas de 700-850 ºC.
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 riolita
- riolitas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce riolita?
- [rjoˈlit̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to riolita
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is riolita in Spanish?
riolita appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).