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Webster 1913 Edition


Batta


Bat′ta

(băt′tȧ)
,
Noun.
[Prob. through Pg. for Canarese
bhatta
rice in the husk.]
Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
Whitworth.

Bat′ta

(băt′tȧ)
,
Noun.
[Hind.
baṭṭa
.]
Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.
[India]

Definition 2024


batta

batta

English

Noun

batta

  1. (India, dated) An exchange rate.
  2. (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
  3. (India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Whitworth to this entry?)


French

Pronunciation

Verb

batta

  1. third-person singular past historic of batter

Hausa

Noun

battā̀ f (plural battoci)

  1. leather pouch (e.g., for tobacco)
  2. small metal container (e.g., of tiger balm)

Italian

Verb

batta

  1. first-person singular, second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of battere
  2. third-person singular imperative of battere

Japanese

Romanization

batta

  1. rōmaji reading of ばった
  2. rōmaji reading of バッタ