the song "bate chocolate"

Question

What does "bate" mean? pronounced "bah teh"

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chocolate chocolate bate bate cocolate

Answer 1

bate means stir

batir = to whip, to stir

bate mi chocolate = whip (stir ) my chocolate

Answer 2

chocolate song-youtube

welll that was an experience, haha. Not a grandma yet. - margaretbl, SEP 27, 2010

Answer 3

Batir = Mover y revolver alguna sustancia para que se condense o trabe, o para que se licue o disuelva.

Stir

Mayonesa (Chocolate)

Answer 4

It's spelled wrong, it is actually batí the í makes the e sound like egg. Batí means to beat.

Answer 5

I've been trying to figure it out too! We've just started learning Spanish verbs today, so I'll answer this as best I can:

Bate, first of all, does NOT mean 'mix' or 'whip': it means 'baseball bat.'

BATIR means the infinitive of 'to beat' as in eggs or wings.

( Anytime there's -ar, -er, -ir on the end of a verb, it's the infinitive: cantar = to dance, leer = to read, reír = to laugh)

So from this knowledge, and since I asked my Spanish teacher if 'bate' really meant 'mix' (she said no), I don't really think the infamous Dora song is exactly correct. Hope this helps!

Bate would be the familiar command form of the verb...you mix/stir... a baseball bat is a pala. You are correct that the infinitive is often used for commands in recipes. - 0074b507, SEP 27, 2010

It depends on where you are. It's gotten better, but I've listened to a lot of béisbol in Spanish. El batter, el catcher, el pitcher, el bate, el estrike, el ponche (punch-out). - KevinB, SEP 27, 2010

Answer 6

Oh the memories of watching Dora with my kids and hearing her sing "Bate, Bate, chocolate, mix the chocolate (english word pronounced on this chocolate), chocolate(back to spanish pronunciation here)" switching from Spanish to English.

See my reply and enjoy reminiscing. - 0074b507, SEP 27, 2010