regatte
UK/ɹɪˈɡɑːte/
regatte is the plural of regatta.
Meaning of regatta
Noun
regatta (countable and uncountable, plural regattas or regatte)
- A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
- […] many people living along the harbour front had boathouses and boats of their own, for regattas and water sports were one of Victoria's chief attractions.1942, Emily Carr, “Regatta”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC
- A striped cotton fabric.
- A group of swans on the water.
- As he quietly planned out the unfolding day ahead of him, his attention was drawn to a regatta of swans drawing close to the bank of the river.2026, Mick Vincent, It's Our Secret, Troubadour Publishing Limited
Noun
regatte
- A cravat tied in such a way that two ends of material dangle from the knot.
- The earliest cravats were simple silk ribbons tied in a bow in front. There was a second kind, the so-called regatte, representing an ordinary knot from which two long ends of ribbon hung down. The most ingenious form was the plastron, a more or less studied and compact interlacement of silk ribbon...1949: CIBA Review, volume 6, issues 61–71, page 3,022 (CIBA Limited)
Origin of regatte
From the Italian regatte, the plural form of regatta.
Questions about regatte
- What does regatte mean?
- Regatte means a cravat tied in such a way that two ends of material dangle from the knot.
- What is regatte the plural of?
- Regatte is the plural of regatta.
- What part of speech is regatte?
- Regatte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce regatte?
- Regatte is pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑːte/ (UK).
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