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

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔ.tɐ/

  • Hyphenation: xo‧ta

Noun

xota f (plural xotas)

  1. (Brazil, slang, vulgar) female genitals; vagina
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina
  2. (Portugal, slang) penis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

xota

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

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