jota

American  

[hoh-tuh, haw-tah] / ˈhoʊ tə, ˈhɔ tɑ /

noun

plural

jotas

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

2. the music for this dance.

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jota British  

/ ˈxɔta /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of jota

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

Example Sentences

On top of that they were missing Kieran Tierney, Kelechi Iheanacho and the long-term wounded - Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alistair Johnston, Arne Engels and Jota.

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The UK government says it is "sickening and irresponsible" that X's AI tool Grok generated explicit and derogatory posts about the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters, the death of former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and the Munich air disaster.

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Paintings commemorating Diogo Jota have been unveiled at Molineux Stadium - created using ink from floral tributes laid at the ground by fans.

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Former Wolverhampton Wanderers FC forward Jota was 28 when he died in a car crash in July last year with his brother Andre Silva, 25, in Spain.

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He celebrated by recreating Diogo Jota's trademark video game controller celebration in tribute to his former Liverpool team-mate, who died in a car crash last July.

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