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batalla
batalla
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Provençal batalha, from Late Latin battālia, variant of Latin battuālia (“fencing, fighting practice”), battuō (“to strike”).
Noun
batalla f (plural batalles)
- battle (a fight between two armed forces)
- (figuratively) battle (any stuggle or contest marked by strong feelings)
- (archaic) battle (a portion of an army)
Related terms
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese batalla, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”)
Noun
batalla f (plural batallas)
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /baˈtaʎa/
Etymology
Borrowing from Old Provençal batalha, or Old French bataille, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia, from Latin battuō. If inherited, the Latin term would have resulted in a Spanish *bataja instead, and even in Old Spanish writing such as the Cantar de Mio Cid, it was treated as a neologism, while the normal term for fight or battle was lid.[1]
Noun
batalla f (plural batallas)
See also
Verb
batalla
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of batallar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of batallar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of batallar.