botija

English

Etymology

From Spanish botija.

Noun

botija (plural botijas)

1. A Caribbean musical instrument of the aerophone type, consisting of an earthenware jug or jar with two openings.
2. Alternative form of botijo (traditional Spanish water container)

Anagrams

• jaboti

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Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish botija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [buˈti.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boˈti.d͡ʒa]

Noun

botija f (plural botiges)

1. jug

Further reading

• “botija” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “botija”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “botija” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “botija” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

botija (1)

botija (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish botija (“jug”).

Noun

botija f (plural botijas)

1. hot water bottle
2. cylinder; gas cylinder (container for pressurised gas)
3. bottle; flask
4. jar; jug (large stoneware)

Synonyms

• (cylinder): botijão

Derived terms

• botijão

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

botija perulera

Etymology

From Late Latin butticula, buticula. Compare French bouteille and English bottle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈtixa/ [boˈt̪i.xa]

Noun

botija f (plural botijas)

1. jug; vessel

   Synonym: vasija

Derived terms

• botijo

Descendants

• → Catalan: botija
• → English: botija
• → Portuguese: botija

Further reading

• “botija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• botija on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es