regatta

[ ri-gat-uh, -gah-tuh ]

noun

1. a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels.
2. an organized series of such races.
3. (originally) a gondola race in Venice.
4. a strong, striped cotton fabric that is of twill weave.

regatta

/ rɪˈɡætə /

noun

1. an organized series of races of yachts, rowing boats, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of regatta¹

1645–55; < Upper Italian ( Venetian ) regatta, regata, perhaps ≪ Vulgar Latin *recaptāre to contend, equivalent to *re- re- + *captāre to try to seize; catch

Word History and Origins

Origin of regatta¹

C17: from obsolete Italian (Venetian dialect) rigatta contest, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Lost Bay is a one day, single race regatta for mono-hull sailboats of at least twenty feet with both spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions.

From Salon

Regatta Cream Pie is a version of a rum cream pie with a crisp chocolate cookie crumb crust.

From Salon

Whatever your occasion, and anytime during the year, there is no going wrong with a Regatta Cream Pie.

From Salon

Lost Bay Regatta is a local, multi-class sailing regatta held the first Saturday in October on Perdido Bay, the dividing line between Alabama and Florida.

From Salon

"It's the America's Cup and so it takes clever thinking to be successful. I would look to Team New Zealand's success in 2017 - they were the outlier then and they won the regatta," Hutchinson says.

From BBC