Botes means cans in spanish? is it used in Mexico?

Question

Does bote mean can in spanish? I use it to refer to cans, I have never heard of latas

Answer 1

That is one of the reasons that there are seven dialects in Spanish and many subdialects in each dialect. Differences in vocabulary is one of the reasons. Like if you say "chucha" in any country in Central America, it means dog, but God forbid you say that in Panama. It is a very bad word. Where I am from lata means can (like una fabrica de enlatados - canning factory) and bote is a big can like a garbage can. Different countries have different words for the same thing.

Indeed. And where I come from, a big can like a garbage can is "un latón." - gintar77, May 28, 2011

Answer 2

In México this is a lata:

And this is a can:

I'd love to know what do you call a lata in English. - Dakie, May 28, 2011

But the big ones are botes de basura - pacofinkler, May 28, 2011

Muy buena manera de explicarlo Dakie. Una imagen vale más que mil palabras. - Agora, May 28, 2011

Answer 3

In England:

Can of drink/ drinks can

Rubbish bin (large or small) but 'wastepaper basket' is also used for small rubbish containers in a home or office..

Can of beans. (but will also use 'tin' sometimes)

Tin of tomatoes, tuna, sardines, corned beef, peas etc.

Now I'm wondering - if 'can' was an importation from the US - we see so many films and tv shows it gets hard to remember which were originally the English words.

We certainly know what is meant by 'can'!

Answer 4

I would call all three of these "cans", a soda can, a garbage can, and a trash can.

But the garbage can is also a bin, or even a tin. the soda can is just a can I can think of no other word for it. - jeezzle, May 28, 2011

I think in Britain a food can is usually called a tin. - Leatha, May 28, 2011

We're just awkward Leatha! See my reply. ;) - galsally, May 29, 2011

Answer 5

According to Mexican-Americans IN South Texas, bote is a soda can, we never heard of lata

Estamos acostumbrados a decir "bote de soda" pero en realidad es una "lata". De cualquier manera puedes usar ambos. - fjfuentesh, May 28, 2011

im not using a word that im unfamilar with, lata sounds strange to my ears - VengoDr, May 28, 2011

Theres a video from spain where a man is using bote for a soda can - VengoDr, May 28, 2011

You can use "lata" and "bote" for a soda can. But you cannot use "lata" for a "trash can" or "bote" for a "tuna can". - fjfuentesh, May 28, 2011

Answer 6

I have seen signs that say se compre aluminio botes and other advertisements in texas

Answer 7

you can use "lata" when you are refering to a can.

"Una coca cola de bote"--->"Una coca cola en lata"

"Bote de basura"

"Lata de atún"