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batá

batá is the alternative spelling of bata.

Meaning of bata

Noun

bata (plural bata)

  1. A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.
    • Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine.1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “The Rhythm of the Saints”, in The Coast, Warner Bros.

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Questions about batá

What is batá the alternative spelling of?
Batá is the alternative spelling of bata.

Words near batá in the dictionary

  1. Batzel
  2. Batzels
  3. batzen
  4. batzens
  5. batzes
  6. batá
  7. Batăr
  8. bau
  9. Bauan
  10. Bauang
  11. Baubau

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Adapted from Wiktionary: batá (page history and authors); bata (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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