verb/bat͡ʃateˈaɾ/
to joke around; to have fun
Etymology tree Spanish bachata Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish bachatear From bachata + -ear.