botija

English

Etymology

From Spanish botija. Doublet of bottle.

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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Portuguese

botija (1)

botija (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish botija (“jug”). Doublet of botelha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.ʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈti.ʒɐ/

• Hyphenation: bo‧ti‧ja

Noun

botija f (plural botijas)

1. hot water bottle
2. cylinder; gas cylinder (container for pressurised gas)

   Synonyms: bilha, botijão

3. bottle; flask
4. jar; jug (large stoneware)

Derived terms

• botijão

Further reading

• “botija”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

botija perulera

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin butticula. Doublet of botella, which comes from French bouteille; see also English bottle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈtixa/ [boˈt̪i.xa]
• Rhymes: -ixa
• Syllabification: bo‧ti‧ja

Noun

botija f (plural botijas)

1. jug; vessel

   Synonym: vasija

Derived terms

• botijo

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: botija
• → English: botija
• → Portuguese: botija
• → Tagalog: botiha, butiha

Further reading

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