batuque

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtu.ki/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtu.ki/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtu.ke/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈtu.kɨ/

• Hyphenation: ba‧tu‧que

Etymology 1

Unknown. Might be related to bater.

Noun

batuque m (plural batuques)

1. (music) type of African drum
2. (by extension, dance) type of dance accompanied by this instrument

Derived terms

• batucar

Etymology 2

Verb

batuque

1. inflection of batucar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative