battuta

English

Etymology

From Italian battuta.

Noun

battuta

1. (music) beat

Derived terms

• a battuta (“return to a strict beat”)

Italian

Etymology

From battuto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batˈtu.ta/
• Rhymes: -uta
• Hyphenation: bat‧tù‧ta

Noun

battuta f (plural battute)

1. witty remark, joke

   Synonyms: spiritosaggine, freddura, barzelletta, storiella, arguzia, facezia, scherzo, lepidezza, frizzo, lazzo

   fare una battuta ― to crack a joke

   battuta finale ― punchline

2. hit, blow

   Synonyms: botta, colpo, colpita, percossa, picchiata, bastonatura, bastonata, pestaggio, pestata, tritata, schiacciata, legnata, randellata, manganellata

3. (by extension) mark left by a hit or a blow; bruise

   Synonyms: segno, livido, contusione, ecchimosi

4. flap (of a bird wing)
5. stroke (movement of an oar through water)
6. splash of a river on the bank
7. point or line at which two window shutters meet
8. (music) bar
9. (theater) cue
10. (hunting) beat, beating
11. (figurative, by extension) organized police action to hunt down a criminal; patrolling; scouring

    Synonyms: pattugliamento, perlustrazione, rastrellamento, ricognizione

12. (sports) service

    Synonyms: rimessa, tiro, calcio

13. (sports, cricket, baseball) batting

    Synonym: rilancio

14. (typing) character

    Synonyms: carattere, lettera, spazio

Descendants

• → English: battuta
• → French: batoude
  • → Russian: батут (batut), бату́д (batúd)
    • → Estonian: batuut
    • → Lithuanian: batutas
    • → Latvian: batuts
• → Norwegian Bokmål: battuta
• → Portuguese: batuta

Adjective

battuta

1. feminine singular of battuto

Anagrams

• buttata

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian battuta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatːʉta/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ʉta
• Hyphenation: bat‧tu‧ta

Adverb

battuta

1. Only used in a battuta (“a battuta”)