bate
Spanish, noun/ˈbate/
bate is spelled B-A-T-E (4 letters) and appears 4.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,075th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bate is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of batir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palo con un extremo más grueso que el otro que se emplea para golpear una pelota en diversos deportes, como…”.
What does bate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebat
noun
- 1
masculineslangreefer, joint (a marijuana cigarette)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palo con un extremo más grueso que el otro que se emplea para golpear una pelota en diversos deportes, como en el béisbol, por ejemplo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bate
- bates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bate?
- /ˈbate/
- [ˈba.t̪e]
- [ˈbat̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bate in Spanish?
bate appears 4.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).