batea

See also: bateá

Italian

Noun

batea f (plural batee)

1. pan (wide receptacle used in gold washing)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtea/ [baˈt̪e.a]

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mozarabic *baṭíḥa (“plain”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic. Original sense was for an almost flat dish-shaped receptacle.

Noun

batea f (plural bateas)

1. shallow pan (wide receptacle used in gold washing)
2. tray (for foods such as shellfish, fruit)
3. bed (of a truck)

Descendants

• Cebuano: batya
• Tagalog: batya, batiya

Etymology 2

From bate, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English bat (sport equipment).

Verb

batea

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of batear.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of batear.

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Walloon

Noun

batea ? (plural bateas)

1. boat