riada

Spanish

Etymology

From río +‎ -ada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈada/ [riˈa.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ri‧a‧da

Noun

riada f (plural riadas)

1. flood, flooding ((sudden) overflow of a river watercourse)

   Synonyms: inundación, avenida

Related terms

• inundación

Further reading

• “riada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024