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batta(1)(dictionary)
batta(2)(dictionary)

batta(2) (iou)



batta noun2. Anglo-Indian. obsolete exc. Hist. L17.
[Portuguese (of the Indian subcontinent) bata = Kannada bhatta rice from Sanskrit bhakta food.]
Allowance for subsistence; extra pay; spec. that given to officers serving in India.