batalha

From Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fencing, fighting practice”), from Latin battuō (“to strike”).

batalha f (oblique plural batalhas, nominative singular batalha, nominative plural batalhas)

1. battle

• Catalan: batalla
• Occitan: batalha
• → Spanish: batalla (or from Old French)

From Old Portuguese batalla, from Late Latin battālia, variant of battuālia (“fighting and fencing exercises”), from Latin battuō (“to strike, beat”), from Gaulish.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ˈta.ʎɐ/

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• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈta.ʎa/, /ba.ˈta.ʎɐ/
• (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈta.ja/
• Homophone: Batalha
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧lha

batalha f (plural batalhas)

1. battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)

   Synonym: peleja, combate, luta, confronto

batalha

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of batalhar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of batalhar