WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2019
bat•tu•ta
(bə to̅o̅′tə;[It.]bät to̅o̅′tä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tas, -te (-tā;[It.]-te).USA pronunciation [Music.]
- a beat.
- a measure.
- Latin battuere
- Italian, feminine past participle of battere to beat
- 1810–20
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