régate

regatta

noun reh-GAT Rare

Origin: Italian regata, 'contest'

Also means

boat race

Usage Note

La régate (often plural les régates) denotes a competitive sailing or rowing race. France has a strong regatta culture, with events like the Solitaire du Figaro and the Vendée Globe drawing wide attention. The word entered French from Venetian Italian, where it originally referred to a gondola race.

Examples

"Ils participent aux régates chaque été."

Natural Translation

They take part in the regattas every summer.

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