Etymology

bata

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Today it means: A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria. Full definition →

Yoruba bàtá
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bata · noun1

  1. Yoruba · borrowed frombàtá
  2. English todaybata

From Yoruba bàtá.

Bata · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromبَطَّة“duck”
  2. Tagalog · borrowed fromBata
  3. Czech · borrowed fromBaťa
  4. Hungarian · borrowed fromBata
  5. English todayBata

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”). * Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname.

Bata · proper noun3

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromBata
  2. English todayBata

Borrowed from Spanish Bata.

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