batuta
Spanish, noun/baˈtuta/
batuta is spelled B-A-T-U-T-A (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Batuta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “baton (stick used by conductors)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palillo fino y corto utilizado por un director de orquesta para la dirección de la obra”.
What does batuta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaton (stick used by conductors)
- 2
femininerule, sway
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palillo fino y corto utilizado por un director de orquesta para la dirección de la obra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of batuta
- batutas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce batuta?
- /baˈtuta/
- [baˈt̪u.t̪a]
- [baˈt̪ut̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to batuta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is batuta in Spanish?
batuta appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).