elbote

masculine

/ˈbote/

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Translation

can, tin, jar

Word origin

In the 'can, jar' sense, from an earlier buete, of Germanic origin. The homonym bote ('small boat') comes from English 'boat' via Old French. The most frequent everyday sense today is the container.

Origin
Germanic
Root
buete

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbotes

Examples

bote tomate salsa.

She opened a tin of tomato for the sauce.

bote cristal.

Keep the biscuits in a glass jar.

bote pintura .

I need a can of white paint.

bote mermelada nevera.

There is a jar of jam in the fridge.

Cruzaron bote.

They crossed the lake in a small boat.

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