What does "bata" mean?
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.
Bata
name, noun
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: 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.
- Grammar: bata is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: bata language, brand, child, company.
- Useful contrasts: adult, grownup.
- Usage evidence: Heeled shoes may have been invented by ancient horsemen in the Near East, says Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
"Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine."
- 2 a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad, especially in the Adamawa State, Yola North, Gombi, Song and Fufore LGAs wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A city in Litoral, Equatorial Guinea; the largest city in Equatorial Guinea.
"Several days on, residents of Bata are still coming to grips with the full scale of a tragedy that has killed at least 105 people and injured more than 600 others."
- 3 Initialism of Bay Area Toll Authority. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Now BATA is increasing tolls again saying additional maintenance and repair costs were not factored into the 2018 measure."
Example
"Heeled shoes may have been invented by ancient horsemen in the Near East, says Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bata"?
Common synonyms include: bata language, brand, child, company, firm, juvenile.
How do you use "bata" in a sentence?
Heeled shoes may have been invented by ancient horsemen in the Near East, says Elizabeth Semmelhack, curator at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Yoruba bàtá.
Etymology 2
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.
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish Bata.