bato

(Anglès)

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.)

Amb guionet com a
ba‧to
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈbato/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

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

Sign in to write sticky notes