Save Gender Feminine Usage Catalan (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ri.ˈɛ.ɾə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "torrent" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de la Riera, meaning "Mother of God of the Torrent," venerated at the hermitage in the Baix Camp municipality of Les Borges del Camp.