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bater cara

Portuguese, verb/baˈte(ʁ) ˈka.ɾɐ/

bater cara is a Portuguese verb meaning “to close one's eyes and count, for the purposes of a children's game such as hide-and-seek” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does bater cara mean in English?

verb

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    Brazilto close one's eyes and count, for the purposes of a children's game such as hide-and-seek

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of bater cara

  • bato cara first-person present singular
  • bati cara first-person preterite singular
  • batido cara participle past

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bater cara?

  • Brazil /baˈte(ʁ) ˈka.ɾɐ/
  • Brazil [baˈte(h) ˈka.ɾɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.