regato

See also: regatò

Galician

Regato

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈɣato̝/

Noun

regato m (plural regatos)

  1. A little stream of water, a brook.
    • 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
    Synonyms: arroio, regueiro

Derived terms

  • Regatelo
  • Regato

References


Italian

Verb

regato

  1. first-person singular present indicative of regatare

Anagrams


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rigatus.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ˈɡa.tu/

Noun

regato m (plural regatos)

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

Spanish

Etymology

Noun

regato m (plural regatos)

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