bote
Portuguese, noun/ˈbɔ.t͡ʃi/
bote is spelled B-O-T-E (4 letters) and appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,678th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bote is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rowing boat (boat propelled only by oars)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of botar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo…”.
What does bote mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerowing boat (boat propelled only by oars)
- 2
masculineany small boat
noun
- 1
masculinean animal's sudden thrust forward towards its prey
- 2
masculinea sudden attack
- 3
Brazilmasculinea goalkeeper's jump to catch the ball
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo ou a vela 2. ataque repentino com arma branca 3. ataque surpresa feito por animais 4. ação de avançar-se indo em direção com movimento rápido a tomar e passar para si a posse da bola
suffix: 1. afixo que transmite a ideia de veículo que se desloca sobre as águas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bote
- botes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bote?
- Brazil /ˈbɔ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˈbɔ.tɨ/
- Brazil /ˈbɔti/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bote in Portuguese?
bote appears 4.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).