noun, feminine/riˈada/plural: riadas
flood, flooding ((sudden) overflow of a river watercourse)
Synonyms: inundación, avenida
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHwós Proto-Italic *rīwos Old Latin rīvos Classical Latin rīvus Late Latin rīus Old Spanish rio Spanish río Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -āta Spanish -ada Spanish riada From río + -ada.