This is the 4132nd most frequent Portuguese word.
ria
A coastal inlet formed by the partial submersion of a river valley.
Here, 'ria' refers to an estuary or inlet, demonstrating its use as a noun in Portuguese.
A ria da cidade é muito bonita ao amanhecer.
The estuary of the city is very beautiful at dawn.
In this sentence, 'ria' is in the past subjunctive form of the verb 'rir' (to laugh), expressing a hypothetical action in the past.
Se eu pudesse, ria mais com meus amigos.
If I could, I would laugh more with my friends.
In this sentence, 'ria' is the past tense of the verb 'rir' (to laugh), indicating an action that occurred in the past.