bate-bate

Portuguese

Etymology

Reduplication of bate.

Pronunciation

(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)

clackers
a kind of wood tool used to repel birds
clapping
(Brazil) smoothie, sometimes alcoholic
Synonym: batida
(Brazil) beating
Synonym: surra
(Brazil) thunderstick (narrow plastic balloon)
Synonym: bateco
(Portugal) scarecrow
Synonym: espantalho
(Portugal) latch
Synonym: taramela

Noun

bate-bate m (invariable)

(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.

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