a hitting of the opponent's blade for the purpose of distraction or to provoke a response
battuta in American English
(bəˈtuːtə, Italian bɑːtˈtuːtɑː)
nounWord forms: plural-tas or -te (-tei, Italian -te) Music
1.
a beat
2.
a measure
Word origin
[1810–20; ‹ It, fem. ptp. of battere to beat ‹ L battuere]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominance, keyboard, nihilism, technique, triangulation