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rio

US/ˈɹioʊ/

rio is the alternative form of ryō.

Meaning of ryō

Noun

ryō (plural ryō)

  1. A gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre-Meiji Japan.
    • He pulled three gold ryō out of his pocket, made a hole in one of them with a short sword, and gave it to the child to play with.2001, Monumenta Nipponica, volume 56, Sophia University, page 35

Noun (1)

rio (uncountable)

  1. A grade of Spanish saffron, in quality below mancha and coupé but above standard and sierra.

Proper noun capitalized: Rio

Rio

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Rio de Janeiro.
    • Hodgson may actually feel England could have scored even more but this was the perfect first step on the road to Rio in 2014 and the ideal platform for the second qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Tuesday.2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2023
  2. A male given name.
  3. A female given name.
    • Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand / Just like that river twisting through a dusty land1982, Duran Duran, “Rio”, in Rio
  4. A town and former municipality of Achaea regional unit, West Greece region, Greece.
  5. A census-designated place in Martin County, Florida, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Spalding County, Georgia, United States.
  7. A village in Knox County, Illinois, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
  9. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
  10. A village in Columbia County, Wisconsin (pronounced /ˈɹaɪoʊ/).

Noun (2) capitalized: RIO

RIO (plural RIOs)

  1. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of radar intercept officer.
    • You'll pick up your RIO when you get to the ship, and if you don't, give me a call. I'll fly with you.1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Viper (Tom Skerritt)

Forms of rio

pluralrios
pluralrio
pluralRIOs

Phrases with rio

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Questions about rio

What does rio mean?
Rio means a grade of Spanish saffron, in quality below mancha and coupé but above standard and sierra.
What is rio the alternative form of?
Rio is the alternative form of ryō.
What part of speech is rio?
Rio can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce rio?
Rio is pronounced /ˈɹioʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of rio?
The plural of rio is rios.

Words near rio in the dictionary

  1. RINT
  2. rintatolimod
  3. Rintoul
  4. Rinzai
  5. rinzu
  6. rio
  7. Rio Arriba County
  8. Rio Blanco County
  9. Rio Branco
  10. Rio de Contas
  11. Rio de Janeiro

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rio (page history and authors); Rio (page history and authors); RIO (page history and authors); ryō (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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