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Bata
Bata,
Bata,
Bata,
Batá or
BATA may refer to:
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Báta
Batá drum
A
Batá drum is a double-headed
drum shaped like an hourglass with one cone larger than the other. The
percussion instrument is used primarily for the use of religious or semi-religious purposes for the native culture from the land of
Yoruba, located in
Nigeria, as well as by worshippers of
Santería in
Cuba,
Puerto Rico, and in the
United States. The Batá drum's popular functions are entertainment and to convey messages. Its early function was as a drum of different gods, drum of royalty, drum of ancestors and drum of politicians. Batá drum impacted on all spheres of life.
Bata
Noun
1. a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
(hypernym) Biu-Mandara
bata
nf.
dressing gown, loose robe worn before dressing or when lounging around the house; wrapper, robe; overalls, smock; negligee, peignoir; mother
batir
v.
beat; whisk, whip; whir; hammer, hit or strike with a hammer; flap, move the wings or arms up and down; reconnoitre, scout an enemy's territory in order to gather useful information; defeat; (Andean) rinse out; (Southern Cone) inform against
bata
n.
bathrobe, smock, overall, wrapper
batá (m)
n.
(Term used in Bahia, Brazil) small wooden drum
batã (f)
n.
type of tree native of Brazil
bater
v.
beat, knock; whack, bash; batter, strike
batmak
v.
sink, submerge, set, go bankrupt, break, burst up, cave, crash, decline, dip, fail, founder, go down, gravitate, hang, plunge, slide into, be swamped with, go under, wane, be on the wane
