bata

Definitions

1. Initialism of Bay Area Toll Authority.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. A surname.
3. A city in Litoral, Equatorial Guinea; the largest city in Equatorial Guinea.
4. A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.
5. Alternative spelling of bata.
   alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine.”

“Five drummers in front setting the dance⟳—three beating barrel drums, a fourth beating a double-skin bata, and the fifth beating four small bata tied together.”

“Several days on, residents of Bata are still coming to grips with the full scale of a tragedy that has killed at least 105 people and injured more than 600 others.”

“Now BATA is increasing tolls again saying additional maintenance and repair⟳ costs were not factored into the 2018 measure⟳.”

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