Meanings
nounbatucada (countable and uncountable, plural batucadas)
plural batucadas
- countableuncountableA style of repetitive, fast-paced percussive samba.
She has not only employed television and radio advertisements in Spanish and English, but has also sent batucada percussion ensembles and mobile loudspeakers playing reggaetón chants into the streets to spread her message.
2008 May 25, Larry Rohter, “Puerto Rico Gets Its Moment in the Sun (the Political One) as Primary Nears”, in New York Times - countableuncountableA musical piece composed in this style.
Origin
- Portuguesebatucada
- Englishbatucada
Borrowed from Portuguese batucada.
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APA
batucada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batucada
MLA
“batucada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batucada. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batucada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batucada.
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