"regatta" meaning in English

See regatta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈɡætə/, /ɹɪˈɡɑtə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regatta.wav Forms: regattas [plural], regatte [plural]
Rhymes: -ætə, -ɑːtə Etymology: From Italian (Venetian dialect) regatta (“contention for mastery”), from regattare (“compete, haggle, sell at retail”), possibly from ricattare; or from Italian regata (“boat race, regatta”), via Vulgar Latin *aurigata from Latin auriga. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian, {{bor|en|it|regata||boat race, regatta}} Italian regata (“boat race, regatta”), {{der|en|VL.|*aurigata}} Vulgar Latin *aurigata, {{der|en|la|auriga}} Latin auriga Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|regatte}} regatta (countable and uncountable, plural regattas or regatte)
  1. (countable) A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Rowing, Sailing Translations (boat race): регата (regata) [feminine] (Bulgarian), regata [feminine] (Czech), purjehduskilpailu (Finnish), regatta (Finnish), régate [feminine] (French), רֶגָטָה (regatta) [feminine] (Hebrew), תַּחֲרוּת שַׁיִט (takharut shayit) [feminine] (Hebrew), regata (Malay), perlumbaan perahu (Malay), വള്ളംകളി (vaḷḷaṅkaḷi) (Malayalam), whakataetae waka (Maori), regatta [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), regatta [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), regaty [feminine, plural] (Polish), regata [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-regatta-en-noun-LoUoNSvB Disambiguation of Rowing: 73 27 Disambiguation of Sailing: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'boat race': 82 18
  2. A striped cotton fabric. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-regatta-en-noun-rZ44Ctv4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Regatta Point

Inflected forms

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