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regata

regatta

noun rreh-GAH-tah Rare
Arts & Culture Sports

Origin: From Italian regata (boat race), origin uncertain.

Also means

boat race

Usage Note

Regata refers to an organised sailing or rowing race; the plural regatas is common when referring to a series of races or a sailing event. The word is used in the same form across Spanish-speaking countries without regional variation.

Examples

"El equipo ganó la regata del fin de semana."

Natural Translation

The team won the weekend regatta.

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