cate

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cate

[ˈkat̪e]

Rhymes with a.te

Where it comes from

Del caló caté ('bastón'), del sánscrito काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, 'madera').

noun cates

Spain Golpe, bofetada, paliza.
Spain Acción de catear (reprobar un examen).

verb

Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de catar
Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de catar
Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de catar

In English

failure state or condition opposite of success

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"cate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/cate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/cate

Chicago

"cate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/cate.

BibTeX

@misc{cate_2026,
  title = {cate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}