xota

Galician

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish jota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“I dance”).

Noun

xota f (plural xotas)

1. a popular dance with a lively rhythm, common in Aragon, Navarre, and Valencia
2. barb, the backwards point of the fishhook

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: xo‧ta

Noun

xota f (plural xotas)

1. (Brazil, slang) female genitals; vagina

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina/translations

2. (Portugal, slang) penis

Etymology 2

Verb

xota

1. inflection of xotar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative