Usage Note
Bote is a Spanish loanword for bottle — glass or plastic — and appears in all registers from grocery shopping to health discussions. The informal practice of mag-ipon ng bote (saving bottles to sell as recyclables) is a familiar reference in everyday Filipino life.
Examples
" Bumili ako ng dalawang bote ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
I bought two bottles of water.
Literal Translation
Bought I of two bottle of water.
" Ihulog mo ang bote sa basura. "
Natural Translation
Drop the bottle into the trash.
Literal Translation
Drop you the bottle in trash.
" Iniipon ng lola ko ang mga bote ng softdrink para ibenta sa junk shop tuwing katapusan ng buwan. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother saves the softdrink bottles to sell at the junk shop at the end of every month.
Literal Translation
Saving by-the grandmother my the bottles of softdrink to sell at junk-shop every end of month.
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