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Regatta

2 stages from Venetian Italian to English.

Today it means an organized series of boat races
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Stage 1 of 2
regatta
Venetian Italian · medieval
"a boat race"
the traditional boat races held in Venice's canals
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Stage 2 of 2
regatta
English · 1600s-1700s
"an organized boat race"
adopted directly from Venetian Italian
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