See also: regatò and regató

Catalan edit

Verb edit

regato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regatar

Galician edit

 
Regato

Etymology edit

Rego (stream) +‎ -ato, a diminituve suffix.

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Noun edit

regato m (plural regatos)

  1. a little stream of water, a brook
    Synonyms: arroio, regueiro
    • 1861, Rosalia de Castro, Cantares Gallegos:
      Adios rios, adios fontes,
      Adios regatos pequenos,
      Adios vista dos meus ollos
      Non sei cando nos veremos.
      Farewell, rivers; farewell, fountains;
      Farewell, little brooks;
      Farewell, sight of my eyes
      I don't know when we'll meet again

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Italian edit

Verb edit

regato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regatare

Anagrams edit

Portuguese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin rigātus.

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

regato m (plural regatos)

  1. brook; stream; creek
    Synonyms: riacho, córrego

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

regato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regatar

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

regato m (plural regatos)

  1. brook; stream
  2. (small) pool (of water)
  3. irrigation ditch

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