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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOTA

Spanish, probably modification of Old Spanish sota, from sotar to dance, from Latin saltāre.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JOTA

jota  [Spanish] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOTA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jota is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JOTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jota in the English dictionary

The definition of jota in the dictionary is a Spanish dance with castanets in fast triple time, usually to a guitar and voice accompaniment.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOTA


copita
Spanish
jefe
Spanish
marero
Spanish
Papiamento
Spanish
piquillo
Spanish
sucre
Spanish
vihuela
Spanish

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOTA

joss
joss house
joss stick
josser
jostle
jostlement
jostler
Josue
jot
jotted
jotter
jotting
jotty
Jotun
Jotunheim
Jotunn
Jotunnheim
joual
jougs

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOTA

biota
bota
Carlota
chota
Dakota
diota
flota
import quota
iota
Kota
lota
microbiota
Minnesota
North Dakota
nota
pelota
quota
rota
sapota
South Dakota

Synonyms and antonyms of jota in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jota» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOTA

Find out the translation of jota to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jota from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jota» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

霍塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jota
570 millions of speakers

English

jota
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Jota
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جوتا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Jota
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jota
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jota
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jota
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イオタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jota
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jota
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Jota
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜோட்டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

jota
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jota
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jota
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Jota
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jota
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Jota
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Jota
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jota

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOTA»

The term «jota» is very widely used and occupies the 22.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of jota
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOTA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jota» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jota» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jota

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOTA»

Discover the use of jota in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jota and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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La jota aragonesa and other favorites for piano four hands
Gottschalk's Creole heritage and extensive visits to Cuba, the West Indies, and South America are reflected in this great-sounding, glittering, and wonderfully melodious music for piano duet.
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Joseph Banowetz, 2003
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Taste Slovenia
Jota is one of the distinctive dishes of western Slovenia. After World War I, it spread to some other regions in Slovenia, including Ljubljana, where the basic recipe was enriched by adding carrots, celeriac, peas, pot barley, pasta, etc. The name ...
Janez Bogataj, Tomo Jeseničnik, Rok Kvaternik, 2007
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Dom Quick Jota
Tom Seavy. Chapter I JOTA HYPNOTIZES SWEET BRIAR IN the little village of King's Pound, situated somewhere in the kingdom of Asu, there lived about sixty years ago, if the dates on his tombstone are correct, a man called Dom Quick Jota.
Tom Seavy, 1916
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Mapeh in Action Ii' 2008 Ed.
Lesson Let's Dance the La Jota Objectives • Identify the basic steps of the La Jota • Demonstrate the basic dance steps of La Jota • Exhibit willingness in doing the activity • Perform the La Jota with music accompaniment • Some facts about the ...
Gonzales, Et Al
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The Lamborghini Miura Bible
remaining ...' As briefly discussed above, this refers to modifications by the works at Sant'Agata upon a standard production SV as built at Bertone, to suit a customer's individual (but not always impeccable) taste, with some Jota-style features.
Joe Sackey, 2008
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Mema's House, Mexico City: On Transvestites, Queens, and Machos
a man dates a jota, he feels no obligation to pay, which reflects that sex is not defined as something he receives from the jota. Actually, if anyone is to pay for the other, it is rather the. jota. The situation is paradoxical, because many jotas are ...
Annick Prieur, 2007
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The Deliverer
Grace explains how wealth and fame can come crashing down in her new book. This is a must-read for anyone who values love, family and things that matter most in life." -Debbie Cohen, Freelance Reporter, New York
Greceila Jota, 2012
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Antonio Triana and the Spanish Dance: A Personal Recollection
CHAPTER. XII. LAND. OF. THE. JOTA. Cast ile -Vigorous, dry, free land- Mother of courage and goodness .... Miguel de Unamuno Dance has always been an instinctive movement in man as he expresses the reactions of his spirit to his ...
Rita Vega de Triana, 1993
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Scouting
Eighteen-year-old ham and Scout Mike Matzinger jammed the airways with JOTA small talk and says. "I find chatting to other Scouts my age around the world lots of fun." Radio amateur John Wilcox hosted Scouts from Troop 43, Pine City. N.Y.  ...
10
Song: A Guide to Art Song Style and Literature
Jota (Jota). A jota is one of the most widely known Spanish dance-song forms, mainly associated with Aragon. It is usually accompanied by the guitar, castanets, or other instruments. Figures illustrative of these folk instruments are found in the  ...
Carol Kimball, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jota is used in the context of the following news items.
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The European Le Mans Series keeps its promises
The three races so far have seen three different overall winners in three races - Greaves Motorsport in Silverstone, Thiriet by TDS Racing in Imola and JOTA ... «Motorsport.com, Jul 15»
2
Harry Tincknell: “A stunning effort by all the team” - The Checkered …
British driver Harry Tincknell was full of praise after he and his Jota Sport team-mates secured their first win of the European Le Mans Series ... «The Checkered Flag, Jul 15»
3
Eye on Latin artists
Jota Castro, a Brussels-based Peruvian, distributes his Survival Guide For Demonstrators, a 16-page tabloid offering radical tourists advice on ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Tincknell drives way into championship lead after helping JOTA
Harry Tincknell recorded his fourth career sportscar victory when he was part of the JOTA Sport team that claimed a first win of the 2015 ... «Midweek Herald, Jul 15»
5
Jewish Journey To The Margins
We noted that the activists we met had trouble with the acronym, so they simply called AJWS “Ah-Jota,” Spanish for A-J … or simply J. «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
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Red Bull Ring ELMS: Jota Sport scores first victory of 2015
Harry Tincknell held off Tristan Gommendy in the closing stages of the Red Bull Ring 4 Hours to clinch Jota Sport's first European Le Mans ... «autosport.com, Jul 15»
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Motorsport: Harry Tincknell back in action for JOTA Sport as third …
The 23-year-old Briton also helped JOTA Sport achieve an LM P2 class victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship encounter at ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
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Jota Sport Flat Out To SCORE First Elms Victory Of 2015
Albuquerque and Tincknell return to JOTA and LM P2 action after their respective Audi Sport and Nissan NISMO factory LM P1 commitments in ... «PaddockTalk, Jul 15»
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Jota linked with Swansea
Swansea City are thought to be lining up a move for Brentford's Spanish midfielder Jota. Jota had an impressive debut season in the ... «VAVEL.com, Jul 15»
10
Gray, Jota & Odubajo Going?
Not for the first time, and probably not the last, Jota is also being mentioned in connection to an exit from Griffin Park with Swansea again a club ... «Vitalfootball, Jun 15»

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