batuta
Portuguese, noun/baˈtu.tɐ/
batuta is spelled B-A-T-U-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,330th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Batuta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “baton (conductor’s stick)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequeno bastão usado por maestros em orquestras ou bandas, marcando o compasso e andamento da música”.
What does batuta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebaton (conductor’s stick)
adjective
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinegreat; amazing; awesome
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. : indivíduo sagaz, esperto
noun: 1. pequeno bastão usado por maestros em orquestras ou bandas, marcando o compasso e andamento da música 2. orientação ou direção
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 batuta
- batutas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce batuta?
- Brazil /baˈtu.tɐ/
- Portugal /bɐˈtu.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
batuta 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).