bate-bate
Portuguese, noun/ˌba.t͡ʃiˈba.t͡ʃi/
bate-bate is spelled B-A-T-E-B-A-T-E (8 letters). Bate-bate is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “clackers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bate-bate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclackers
- 2
masculinea kind of wood tool used to repel birds
- 3
masculineclapping
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Brazilmasculinesmoothie, sometimes alcoholic
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Brazilmasculinebeating
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Brazilmasculinethunderstick (narrow plastic balloon)
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Portugalmasculinescarecrow
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Portugalmasculinelatch
noun
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Brazilmasculineclipping of carrinho bate-bate (“bumper car”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of bate-bate
- bate-bates plural
- bates-bates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bate-bate?
- Brazil /ˌba.t͡ʃiˈba.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˌba.tɨˈba.tɨ/
- Portugal [ˌba.tɨˈβa.tɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.