Home › Words › R › riatariata/ɹɪˈɑːtə/riata means A lariat or lasso.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, riata ranks #7,155 of 42,747 for Qualifying.riata is pronounced /ɹɪˈɑːtə/.EtymologyFrom Spanish reata, from reatar (“to retie”). Compare lariat.nounA lariat or lasso.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).