battuta

English

Etymology

Italian battuta

Noun

battuta

  1. (music) beat

Derived terms

  • a battuta (“return to a strict beat”)

Italian

Etymology

From battuto.

Noun

battuta f (plural battute)

  1. (hunting) beat, beating
  2. (music) bar
  3. (theater) cue
  4. witty remark, joke
    Synonym: scherzo
    fare una battuta ― to crack a joke
  5. (sports, tennis) service
  6. stroke (of a pen etc)

Adjective

battuta

  1. feminine singular of battuto

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