bato

(Engels)

batir

  1. (transitive) to beat, to pound repeatedly
  2. (transitive) to beat, whisk, whip
  3. (transitive) to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to coin (a word, etc.)

Gekoppel as
ba‧to
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈbato/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Probably from Ancient Greek βάττος (báttos, “stutterer”), of imitative origin. See also βατταλογέω (battalogéō, “to stammer”), English bay⁴ (“to bark, bay, howl”).

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