battuta

noun

bat·​tu·​ta

bə-ˈtü-tə

plural -s

1

: the beat of a musical composition

2

: measure sense 4c(1)

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from feminine of battuto, past participle of battere to beat, from Latin battere, battuere

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