bate
/ˈbate/ · B1 · noun · m
bat
⚾🏏 Borrowed from English bat, with a Spanish -e added: bat + e = bate
Spanish borrowed the baseball word straight from English and added a final -e. Say it BAH-teh. Related words: batear (to bat) and bateador (batter). It means the sports bat only. The animal is murciélago.