bater um rango

Portuguese

Meaning

to grab a bite, to chow down

Example

Vamos bater um rango antes do filme?

Shall we grab a bite before the movie?

Origin

Bater um rango means "to grab a bite / have a meal," where rango is slang for food or grub. The verb bater ("to hit") is used loosely here, as in many casual Brazilian phrases, to mean "knock out" or "get done" — so bater um rango is roughly "to knock back a meal."

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