riña

See also: rina, Rina, and rína

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriɲa/ [ˈri.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Syllabification: ri‧ña

Etymology 1

From reñir +‎ -a.

Noun

riña f (plural riñas)

1. fight, struggle

   Synonyms: contienda, gresca, lucha, pelea

Derived terms

• riña de gallos

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

riña

1. inflection of reñir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “riña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28