a battutaEnglishOxford New American Dictionarya battuta /ˈäbəˌto͞otə, , ˈɑbəˌtutə, ˌä bäˈto͞otä, ˌɑ bɑˈtutɑ / ▸ adverb Music (especially as a direction) returning to strict tempo. – ORIGIN Italian, literally ‘to the beating’.