Polyglot Dictionary

ría

/ˈria/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las rías

Meaning

  1. estuary

    • La ría de Vigo.

      The Vigo estuary.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

estuario

ría is a specific type of estuary or inlet, especially in Galicia, a drowned river valley; estuario is the general geographical term "estuary."

Similar in other languages

French

estuaire

estuaire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "estuary."

Portuguese

estuário

estuário is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "estuary."

Practice

1 What does ría mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ de Vigo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ría?

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