English
a battuta
A battuta comes from Italian battuta.
- Italianc. 1300–presentbattuta
- Englishtodaya battuta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentbattuta
- Englishtodaya battuta
Every English word from Italian battuta
Today it means
adj With the beat. A direction to resume strict time after the free declamation of a singer; chiefly used in recitatives. It is equivalent to a tempo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian battuta / a battuta