cate
Spanish, noun
cate is spelled C-A-T-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 38,543rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cate is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “smack; slap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of catar. With an accent, caté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of catar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Golpe, bofetada, paliza”.
What does cate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesmack; slap
- 2
masculinefail (in an exam)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of catar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Golpe, bofetada, paliza. 2. Acción de catear (reprobar un examen).
adjective: 1. Elegante, refinado.
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 cate
- cates plural
- catés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cate in Spanish?
cate appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).