bato

(Anglais)

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.)

Coupé comme
ba‧to
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈbato/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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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