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bata¹

Where it comes from

From Yoruba bàtá.

noun bata · batá · bàtá

  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.

Bata²

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname.

* Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man.

* Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”).

* Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname.

proper noun Batas

  1. A surname.

Bata³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Bata.

proper noun

  1. city and capital of Litoral, Equatorial Guinea; the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. Several days on, residents of Bata are still coming to grips with the full scale of a tragedy that has killed at least 105 people and injured more than 600 others.

BATA⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Bay Area Toll Authority Now BATA is increasing tolls again saying additional maintenance and repair costs were not factored into the 2018 measure.

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"bata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bata

Chicago

"bata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bata.

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@misc{bata_2026,
  title = {bata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}