xota

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Galician

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

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

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

Unknown.

Pronunciation

[edit]

  • Hyphenation: xo‧ta

Noun

[edit]

xota f (plural xotas)

  1. (Brazil, slang, vulgar) female genitals; vagina
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina/translations
  2. (Portugal, slang) penis
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

[edit]

xota

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

Further reading

[edit]