riata

== English == === Alternative forms === reata === Etymology === From Spanish reata, from reatar (“to retie”). Compare lariat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈɑːtə/ === Noun === riata (plural riatas) (US, regional) A lariat or lasso. [from 19th c.] === Anagrams === Arita, Atari, Atira, Taira, aarti, arati, atari, atria, raita, taira, tarai, tiara == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrjata/ [ˈrja.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ria‧ta === Noun === riata f (plural riatas) (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, colloquial) a beating darle riata a alguien ― to give someone a beating echar riata ― to work hard, train hard (El Salvador, Honduras, colloquial) drunkenness Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua) alternative form of reata (“dick, cock”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “riata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “riata”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010