Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a battuta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: a -bat-tuta
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

With the beat. A direction to resume strict time after the free declamation of a singer; chiefly used in recitatives. It is equivalent to a tempo.

Etymology

From Italian battuta.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: battuta

Questions

What does a battuta mean?: With the beat. A direction to resume strict time after the free declamation of a singer; chiefly used in recitatives. It is equivalent to a tempo.
Where does a battuta come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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