regatear

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *recaptare, from Latin re + captare (to take).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reɣateˈaɾ/

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateo, first-person singular preterite regateei, past participle regateado)
regatear (first-person singular present regateio, first-person singular preterite regateei, past participle regateado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (dated) to resell
    • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:
      Iten que regaton nen regateira nen outra persona algũa non seja ousado de conprar enna çidade nen fora dela duas legoas arredor cousa algũa para a regatar et vender outra ves so pena adeante contiuda.
      Item, that no reseller, man or woman, nor anyone else, dares to buy —in this city or outside of it two leagues around— anything for reselling and selling again under the penalty that is set forth
  2. to haggle
    Synonym: relear

Conjugation

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *recaptāre, from Latin re- + captāre (to take).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡa.teˈa(ʁ)/ [he.ɡa.teˈa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡa.teˈa(ɾ)/ [he.ɡa.teˈa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡa.teˈa(ʁ)/ [χe.ɡa.teˈa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡa.teˈa(ɻ)/ [he.ɡa.teˈa(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈtjaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈtjaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈtja.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈtja.ɾi]

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateio, first-person singular preterite regateei, past participle regateado)

  1. to haggle over

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From recatear, from recatar, from Vulgar Latin *recaptāre, from Latin re- + captō (to take).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reɡateˈaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞a.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧ga‧te‧ar

Verb

regatear (first-person singular present regateo, first-person singular preterite regateé, past participle regateado)

  1. to bargain
  2. to barter
  3. to haggle over
  4. to begrudge
  5. (nautical) to race

Conjugation

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