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battuta

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[buh-too-tuh, baht-too-tah] / bəˈtu tə, bɑtˈtu tɑ /

noun

Music.

a beat.
a measure.

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Etymology

Origin of battuta

1810–20; < Italian, feminine past participle of battere to beat < Latin battuere

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