battu

Etymology

From French, from the past participle of battre (“beat”); first attested in 1947.

Adjective

battu (not comparable)

1. (ballet, of a movement) Performed with a striking together of the legs.

Anagrams

• abutt

Adjective

battu (feminine singular battue, masculine plural battus, feminine plural battues)

1. beaten

   C'est un homme battu.

   This is a beaten man.

Verb

battu m (feminine singular battue, masculine plural battus, feminine plural battues)

1. past participle of battre

Further reading

• “battu” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• butât, butta, tubât