bota

[ boh-tuh; Spanish boh-tah ]

noun

, plural bo·tas [boh, -t, uh, z, boh, -tahs].

1. Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
2. a wine barrel of Spain holding 500 liters (132 U.S. gallons).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bota¹

First recorded in 1725–30; from Spanish, from Late Latin butta, buttis “cask, barrel”; butt ⁴

Example Sentences

“Kids are now wearing their botas to school or their tejanas and starched jeans.”

From Los Angeles Times

Calibre 50’s “Corrido de Juanito” plays on the TV, a sorrowful song rich with accordion about not being able to return to Mexico but still wearing a tejana and botas in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

But can Hollywood finally give us the botas?

From Los Angeles Times

“The art is Little Mr. E with a cowboy hat, some botas and he’s a paletero man, walking his cart,” the creator says.

From Los Angeles Times

He blew it up, his cheeks puffing ahead of the wine-skin, and stood on the bota holding on to a chair.

From Literature

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