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Webster 1913 Edition
Batta
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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
- (India, dated) An exchange rate.
- (India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
- (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?)
Hausa
Noun
battā̀ f (plural battoci)
- leather pouch (e.g., for tobacco)
- small metal container (e.g., of tiger balm)
Italian
Verb
batta
- first-person singular, second-person singular and third-person singular present subjunctive of battere
- third-person singular imperative of battere