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ryot

American  
[rahy-uht] / ˈraɪ ət /

noun

  1. a peasant.

  2. a person who holds land as a cultivator of the soil.


ryot British  
/ ˈraɪət /

noun

  1. (in India) a peasant or tenant farmer

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Etymology

Origin of ryot

1615–25; < Hindi raiyat < Persian < Arabic raʿīyah subjects, literally, flock

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One of the women killed was Anjali Ryot — a 25-year-old travel blogger who had more than 42,000 Instagram followers — according to authorities in Quintana Roo, the state where Tulum is located.

From Fox News

Ryot is from Himachal, India, and lived in San Jose, California, according to her social media profiles.

From Fox News

Authorities in Quintana Roo, the state where Tulum, Playa del Carmen and Cancun are located, said one of the dead women was Anjali Ryot.

From Seattle Times

An Instagram account under the same name showed a post of Ryot lounging and smiling on a seaside pier in Tulum two days ago.

From Seattle Times

Jake Sally, head of development at RYOT, which focuses on creating immersive content, saw an educational opportunity in the project — taking assembled information but finding a fresh way to present it.

From Los Angeles Times