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bote

boat

noun BOH-teh Rare

Also means

jar

Usage Note

Bote is a notably polysemous word: a small boat (bote de remos — rowing boat), a tin or glass jar (bote de conservas — tin can), and in Spain colloquially the jackpot in a lottery (el bote del Euromillones). Context separates the senses clearly. Dar un bote means to jump or bounce.

Examples

"Cruzaron el lago en un pequeño bote."

Natural Translation

They crossed the lake in a small boat.

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