regatta
Meanings
noun
- A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
- A striped cotton fabric.
Pronunciation
Word forms
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.
Derived words
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