batuque

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • 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) the drumming sound associated with this instrument
  3. (by extension, dance) type of dance accompanied by this instrument
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

batuque

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

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