What does «batey» mean in Spanish?
- In sugar mills, set of machinery for harvesting.
♦ Used in: Cuba - Dominican Republic - Sector used for rustic housing, warehouses, sugar mills... in sugar mills and other crops in the Caribbean. They can be found in Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Currently many sugar mills have disappeared and replaced by rice, tobacco, among other crops.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Los bateyes son comunidades rurales que surgieron alrededor de la industria azucarera".
"La población del batey oscila entre 500 y 1000 habitantes, dependiendo la época del año".
- Ancient Taino aboriginal ceremony for the worship of ancestors, where they performed areitos (ancient popular songs and dances).
Examples of use in Spanish: "el batey era su gran noche. La fiesta por excelencia".
- Large central plaza in the Taino villages where this ceremony took place and where they practiced the batú game.
Examples of use in Spanish: "La tribu se reunía en el batey o plaza mayor y allí cantaban y bailaban".
"Para celebrar los areitos se reunían en el batey unas veces hombres solos, otras mujeres".