REGATTA


Meaning of REGATTA in English

/ rɪˈgætə; NAmE / noun

a sporting event in which races between rowing boats or sailing boats are held

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Italian ( Venetian dialect), literally a fight, contest .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.