Batucada
/ˌbætuˈkɑːdə/noun
A Brazilian style of samba percussion characterized by fast, driving drumming.
Did you know?Batucada comes from Portuguese batucar, “to beat a drum,” and its force is so central to samba that the word itself feels like an onomatopoeic spell for rhythm.
Etymological Timeline
Portuguese
Portuguese
batucar
“to drum, beat rhythmically”
19th Century
Portuguese
batucada
“drumming, a drumbeat; later, a samba percussion ensemble or style”
20th Century
Portuguese
batucada
“a lively percussion section or street drumming style in Brazilian music”
Modern English
English
batucada
“a Brazilian samba drumming style or percussion ensemble”