batucada
Portuguese, noun/ba.tuˈka.dɐ/
batucada is spelled B-A-T-U-C-A-D-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Batucada is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “drumming playing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of batucado. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ritmo do batuque”.
What does batucada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedrumming playing
- 2
femininedance accompanied by drumming
- 3
femininerhythm with which different percussion instruments sound when played in combination; beat
- 4
Brazilfemininefestive gathering in which percussion instruments are played, generally accompanying songs and dances; batuque
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of batucado
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ritmo do batuque 2. canção do batuque
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of batucada
- batucadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce batucada?
- Brazil /ba.tuˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal /bɐ.tuˈka.dɐ/
- Portugal [bɐ.tuˈka.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is batucada in Portuguese?
batucada appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).