Batuque
/bɐˈtukɨ/noun
A Brazilian and Cape Verdean Afro-diasporic dance and drumming tradition, or the music associated with it.
Did you know?Batuque is rooted in Afro-Brazilian and Cape Verdean musical traditions shaped by enslaved African communities, and the word itself is widely linked to Portuguese usage for drumming and percussion.
Etymological Timeline
16th-19th Century
Portuguese
batuque
“A drumming, beating, or percussion-based dance/music tradition associated with Afro-Brazilian and related Atlantic cultures.”
16th-19th Century
Portuguese
bater
“To beat, strike, or hit.”
Pre-Roman / Latin
Latin
battuere
“To strike, beat, or knock.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhat- / *bhed-
“A reconstructed root associated with striking or beating.”