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bate

bat (sports)

noun BAH-teh Rare

Origin: English loanword 'bat'.

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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