jota

[ hoh-tuh; Spanish haw-tah ]

/ ˈhoʊ tə; Spanish ˈhɔ tɑ /

noun, plural jo·tas [hoh-tuhz; Spanish haw-tahs]. /ˈhoʊ təz; Spanish ˈhɔ tɑs/.

a Spanish dance in triple meter, performed by a couple and marked by complex rhythms executed with the heels and castanets.

the music for this dance.

Origin of jota

1840–50; <Spanish, probably Old Spanish sota dance, derivative of sotar to dance <Latin saltāre

Words nearby jota

josser, joss house, joss stick, jostle, jot, jota, jotter, jotting, Jotun, Jotunheim, joual

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Example sentences from the Web for jota

At these tertulia, or evening parties, singing alternates with dancing the bolero and the jota.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
We asked Don Luis to play the jota again, and to it we danced a rather mad waltz which we had invented.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon
The jota that evening appeared to be a very sedate kind of dance.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon
"And those great giant figures dancing the jota all the time the procession was moving," said Mary Lee.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard

The nice articulation of our jota and zeta, which are embarrassing to strangers, is even more astonishing.
The Dust of Conflict|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

British Dictionary definitions for jota

jota

/ (Spanish ˈxɔta) /

noun

a Spanish dance with castanets in fast triple time, usually to a guitar and voice accompaniment

Word Origin for jota

Spanish, probably modification of Old Spanish sota, from sotar to dance, from Latin saltāre

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单词	jota
释义	jota [ hoh-tuh; Spanish haw-tah ] / ˈhoʊ tə; Spanish ˈhɔ tɑ / noun, plural jo·tas [hoh-tuhz; Spanish haw-tahs]. /ˈhoʊ təz; Spanish ˈhɔ tɑs/. a Spanish dance in triple meter, performed by a couple and marked by complex rhythms executed with the heels and castanets. the music for this dance. Origin of jota 1840–50; <Spanish, probably Old Spanish sota dance, derivative of sotar to dance <Latin saltāre Words nearby jota josser, joss house, joss stick, jostle, jot, jota, jotter, jotting, Jotun, Jotunheim, joual Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jota At these tertulia, or evening parties, singing alternates with dancing the bolero and the jota. Southern Spain\|A.F. Calvert We asked Don Luis to play the jota again, and to it we danced a rather mad waltz which we had invented. Poor Folk in Spain\|Jan Gordon The jota that evening appeared to be a very sedate kind of dance. Poor Folk in Spain\|Jan Gordon "And those great giant figures dancing the jota all the time the procession was moving," said Mary Lee. The Four Corners Abroad\|Amy Ella Blanchard The nice articulation of our jota and zeta, which are embarrassing to strangers, is even more astonishing. The Dust of Conflict\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) British Dictionary definitions for jota jota / (Spanish ˈxɔta) / noun a Spanish dance with castanets in fast triple time, usually to a guitar and voice accompaniment Word Origin for jota Spanish, probably modification of Old Spanish sota, from sotar to dance, from Latin saltāre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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