regatar

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣaˈtaɾ]

From Vulgar Latin *recaptō, alteration of Latin accapitō. Cognate with Venetan regatar.

regatar (first-person singular present regato, first-person singular preterite regatí, past participle regatat)

1. (transitive) to haggle (over)
2. (transitive) to skimp on
3. (intransitive, nautical) to race

• regata
• regatejar
• regater
• regató

From regata (“groove”) +‎ -ar.

regatar (first-person singular present regato, first-person singular preterite regatí, past participle regatat)

1. (transitive) to groove, to flute

• “regatar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

regatar (first-person singular present regato, first-person singular preterite regatei, past participle regatado)

1. alternative form of regatear

regatar

1. To compete
2. To vomit