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regale

/ɹɪˈɡeɪl/ UK
/ɹɪˈɡeɪl/ Canada, US
/ɹəˈɡeɪl/ Canada, US
/ɹɪˈɡæɪl/ Australia
/ɹəˈɡæɪl/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪl

Where it comes from

From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala.

noun regales

rare A feast, a meal. And now a maiden […] ſupplied them, next, / With a reſplendent table, which the chaſte / Directreſs of the ſtores furniſh'd with bread / And dainties, remnants of the laſt regale.
archaic a choice article of food or drink.
archaic refreshment.

verb regales · regaling · regaled

transitive To please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes. Please, regale us with your best tales!
transitive To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink.
intransitive, obsolete To feast (on, with something). she hardly lets a Week pass without making the Lady Abbess and her Nuns a Visit, to regale with a Cup of burnt Brandy.
figuratively, transitive To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh. to regale the taste/the eye/the ear

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verb to please someone with entertainment

Español	regalar, agasajar, gasajar
Français	régaler
Deutsch	ergötzen
Italiano	dilettare
Русский	весели́ть veselítʹ, развлека́ть razvlekátʹ

verb to provide a meal and entertainment

Español	regalar
Français	régaler
Deutsch	festlich bewirten
Română	ospăta
Русский	угоща́ть ugoščátʹ, по́тчевать pótčevatʹ

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@misc{regale_2026,
  title = {regale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}