Definition of "bata" [bata]

• Ethnic ceremonial double-headed drums played in triplet in the religion of Santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria. (noun)

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• "She wears a sleeveless patterned overall over her clothes at all times, which I think Vitriolica would refer to as a bata; a headscarf is knotted around her wispy grey hair."
• "CONTRERAS: The dresses on display are all variations on a traditional style worn by rumba dancers called bata Cubana."
• "For more than two decades the MQM has collected extortion money, known as bata, from businesses and homes across the city."