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/Sounds like "RYE" (as in "rye") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

A ride or lift in someone's car, usually as a favor between friends or neighbors. Borrowed straight from the English word "ride" and fully naturalized in Mexican Spanish. Asking for a raite is one of the most common everyday favors.

Examples

¿Me das un raite a la escuela?

Can you give me a ride to school?

Le pedí raite al vecino porque no había camión.

I asked the neighbor for a ride because there was no bus.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de México
Aventón

To have sex. In most of Latin America "coger" is the most direct colloquial verb for the sexual act. Important cultural note: in Spain "coger" is completely innocent and just means "to grab or take," so mixing up registers between regions causes more than a few awkward moments.