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batea
batea
See also: bateá
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Mozarabic *baṭíḥa (“plain”), from Arabic. Original sense was for an almost flat dish-shaped receptacle.
Noun
batea f (plural bateas)
- shallow pan (wide receptacle used in gold washing)
- tray (for foods such as shellfish, fruit)
- bed (of a truck)
Etymology 2
From bate, from English bat (sport equipment).
Verb
batea
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of batear.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of batear.