battuta

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian battuta.

Noun

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battuta

  1. (music) beat

Derived terms

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Italian

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Etymology

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From battuto.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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battuta f (plural battute)

  1. witty remark, joke
    Synonyms: spiritosaggine, freddura, barzelletta, storiella, arguzia, facezia, scherzo, lepidezza, frizzo, lazzo
    fare una battutato crack a joke
    battuta finalepunchline
  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

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  • English: battuta
  • French: batoude
  • Norwegian Bokmål: battuta
  • Portuguese: batuta

Adjective

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battuta

  1. feminine singular of battuto

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Italian battuta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbatːʉta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉta
  • Hyphenation: bat‧tu‧ta

Adverb

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battuta

  1. Only used in a battuta (a battuta)