batista

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French batiste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [bəˈtis.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [baˈtis.ta] === Noun === batista f (plural batistes) batiste, cambric === Further reading === “batista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Gothic == === Romanization === batista romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈtis.ta/ Rhymes: -ista Hyphenation: ba‧tì‧sta === Noun === batista f (plural batiste) batiste (fabric) === Anagrams === bastati, bastita == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === baptista (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ Homophone: Batista Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧ta === Adjective === batista m or f (plural batistas) Baptist === Noun === batista m or f by sense (plural batistas) Baptist baptist (one who baptizes) ==== Related terms ==== batizar batismo batistério === Further reading === “batista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “batista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈtis.ta/ Rhymes: -ista Hyphenation: ba‧tis‧ta === Noun === batista f definite nominative/accusative singular of batistă (“handkerchief”) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈtista/ [baˈt̪is.t̪a] Rhymes: -ista Syllabification: ba‧tis‧ta === Noun === batista f (plural batistas) batiste === Further reading === “batista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025