bate-bate

Portuguese

bate-bate [1]

bate-bate [6]

Etymology

Reduplication of bate.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.t͡ʃi ˈba.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.t͡ʃi ˈba.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.te ˈba.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.tɨ ˈba.tɨ/ [ˈba.tɨ ˈβa.tɨ]

Noun

bate-bate m (plural bate-bates or bates-bates)

1. clackers
2. a kind of wood tool used to repel birds
3. clapping
4. (Brazil) smoothie, sometimes alcoholic

   Synonym: batida

5. (Brazil) beating

   Synonym: surra

6. (Brazil) thunderstick (narrow plastic balloon)

   Synonym: bateco

7. (Portugal) scarecrow

   Synonym: espantalho

8. (Portugal) latch

   Synonym: taramela

Noun

bate-bate m (invariable)

1. (Brazil) Clipping of carrinho bate-bate (“bumper car”).

Further reading

• bate-bate on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• “bate-bate” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “bate-bate” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “bate-bate” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.