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Where does “bata” come from?

bata (Cebuano) comes from Spanish bata, from French ouate — cotton wool; first-person singular present...

bata (Cebuano): a baby; a young animal; a juvenile; a young; a...

Definitions

  1. a baby; a young animal; a juvenile; a young; a...

Ancestry of “bata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbatadressing gown, robe; lab coat; smock
2Frenchouatecotton wool; first-person singular present...

Words derived from “bata”

  • uwak bata
  • Tata
  • bataon
  • batan-on
  • tata
Every word from French ouate →