batuta

See also: batutą

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian battuta. Doublet of batuda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəˈtu.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [baˈtu.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

batuta f (plural batutes)

1. baton (stick used by conductors)

Further reading

• “batuta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish batuta.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧ta
• IPA^(key): /baˈtutaʔ/ [bɐˈt̪u.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -utaʔ

Noun

batutà

1. police baton; nightstick

   Synonyms: baton, kaburata

2. (music) baton (of a conductor)

   Synonym: baton

3. (slang) penis

Verb

batutà

1. to conduct an orchestra

   Synonym: baton

2. to strike with a baton

   Synonym: baton

Chavacano

Etymology

From Tagalog batuta, from Spanish batuta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈtutà/ [ba.ˈtutà]

• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧ta

Noun

batuta

1. police baton; nightstick

Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

• batóta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish batuta.

Noun

batúta

1. baton
2. rule, sway

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian battuta. Doublet of batut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtu.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ba‧tu‧ta

Noun

batuta f

1. (music) baton (stick used by conductors)

Declension

Declension of batuta

	singular	plural
nominative	batuta	batuty
genitive	batuty	batut
dative	batucie	batutom
accusative	batutę	batuty
instrumental	batutą	batutami
locative	batucie	batutach
vocative	batuto	batuty

Derived terms

preposition

• pod batutą

Further reading

• “batuta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “batuta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian battuta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtu.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtu.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtu.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈtu.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -utɐ
• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧ta

Noun

batuta f (plural batutas)

1. (music) baton (conductor’s stick)

Adjective

batuta m or f (plural batutas)

1. (Brazil, informal) great; amazing; awesome

Further reading

• “batuta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian battuta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtuta/ [baˈt̪u.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ba‧tu‧ta

Noun

batuta f (plural batutas)

1. baton (stick used by conductors)
2. rule, sway

   Synonym: regla

Further reading

• “batuta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Italian battutabor.

Spanish batutabor.

Tagalog batuta

Borrowed from Spanish batuta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈtutaʔ/ [bɐˈt̪uː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -utaʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧tu‧ta

Noun

batutà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜆ)

1. police baton; nightstick

   Synonyms: baton, botong

2. cudgel; short, thick, stick
3. (music) baton (of a conductor)

   Synonyms: baton, botong

Derived terms

• bata batuta
• batutain
• mambatuta
• pagbatuta
• pambabatuta

Further reading

• “batuta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018