bota
Americannoun
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Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
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a wine barrel of Spain holding 500 liters (132 U.S. gallons).
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Etymology
Origin of bota
First recorded in 1725–30; from Spanish, from Late Latin butta, buttis “cask, barrel”; see origin at butt 4
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Dangling a bota around your neck in 2006?
From Time Magazine Archive
If Flake had his way, the next ironic accoutrement would be the bota bag.
From Time Magazine Archive
He blew it up, his cheeks puffing ahead of the wine-skin, and stood on the bota holding on to a chair.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
The song is as unceasing as the bells, unless when interrupted by a pull at the wine bota, or by the narration of some wild story of bandit cruelty or contrabandist daring.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 by Various
The hostess, however, who was present waiting, said, 'If the gentleman wish for wine, I have a bota nearly full, which I will instantly fetch.'
From The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain by Borrow, George Henry
Like Jake before us, we step out of the bodega to find a shop that sells wine botas.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
At her L.A. tour stop, the venue was filled with a sea of sparkly botas, glittery beards, denim jackets embossed with Jenni Rivera’s face and tattoo sleeves dedicated to Chiquis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2025
“Now, to see anybody with their tejanas and botas just on a random day at the mall is super cool.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
But can Hollywood finally give us the botas?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2021
You may see limbs encased in calzoneros, and others in the heavy stamped leather botas of the Mexican horseman, resembling the greaves of warriors of the olden time.
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne
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