riego

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrjeɡo/ [ˈrje.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -eɡo
• Syllabification: rie‧go

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin rigāre

Spanish regardeverb.

Spanish riego

Deverbal from regar. Compare Portuguese rego. Cf. also Latin riguum.

Noun

riego m (plural riegos)

1. irrigation

   Synonym: irrigación

Derived terms

• boca de riego
• cabezal de riego
• riego a manta
• riego por aspersión
• riego por goteo
• riego sanguíneo

Related terms

• regar

Etymology 2

Verb

riego

1. first-person singular present indicative of regar

Further reading

• “riego”, 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