Usage Note
Bate is the standard Spanish term for a baseball or cricket bat, borrowed directly from English. It is masculine and follows regular pluralisation: bates. Do not confuse with the verb form bate (third-person singular present of batir — 'to beat/whisk'), which is identical in spelling but unrelated.
Examples
"El jugador golpeó la pelota con el bate."
Natural Translation
The player hit the ball with the bat.
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