batec

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from bategar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈtɛk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bəˈtək]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈtek]

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Noun

batec m (plural batecs)

1. beat, heartbeat

Further reading

• “batec”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “batec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.