jota

[hoh-tuh, haw-tah]

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.

jota

/ ˈxɔta /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jota¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jota¹

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

Example Sentences

Rodgers can only play the cards he's dealt, which don't include replacements for stars of Champions League campaigns gone by in Kyogo Furuhashi, Nicolas Kuhn and Jota.

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Kyogo Furuhashi and Nicolas Kuhn have both left, while Jota's returned has been hampered by injury.

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Andy Robertson has had to deal with the loss of his Liverpool team-mate and friend, Diogo Jota.

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Their beloved Portuguese forward Diogo Jota died in a car crash in July.

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They've done that, but Jota will never been forgotten by the club.

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