rebote

See also: reboté

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈbote/ [reˈβ̞o.t̪e]

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• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: re‧bo‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rebotar.

Noun

rebote m (plural rebotes)

1. bounce (a change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle)
2. ricochet
3. (sports) bounce (a change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle)

   Le tienes que dar a la pelota antes del segundo rebote o pierdes el punto.

   You have to hit the ball before the second bounce or you lose a point.

4. (sports) rebound (the strike of the ball after it has bounced off a defending player, the crossbar or goalpost)

   Cogió el rebote y salió corriendo hacia su campo.

   He caught the rebound and ran out to his field.

Derived terms

• de rebote
• reboteador
• rebotero

Etymology 2

Verb

rebote

1. inflection of rebotar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rebote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024