regatta/ɹɪˈɡætə/EtymologyFrom 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.regatta means A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.nounA 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.”A striped cotton fabric.