botija

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish botija. Doublet of bottle. === Noun === botija (plural botijas) A Caribbean musical instrument of the aerophone type, consisting of an earthenware jug or jar with two openings. Alternative form of botijo (traditional Spanish water container) === Anagrams === jaboti == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish botija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [buˈti.ʒə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [boˈti.d͡ʒa] === Noun === botija f (plural botiges) jug === Further reading === “botija”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “botija”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “botija” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “botija” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish botija (“jug”). Doublet of botelha. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bo‧ti‧ja === Noun === botija f (plural botijas) hot water bottle cylinder; gas cylinder (container for pressurised gas) Synonyms: bilha, botijão bottle; flask jar; jug (large stoneware) ==== Derived terms ==== botijão === Further reading === “botija”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “botija”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin butticula. Doublet of botella, which comes from French bouteille; see also English bottle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈtixa/ [boˈt̪i.xa] Rhymes: -ixa IPA(key): /boˈtiʃa/ [boˈt̪i.ʃa] (Early Modern Spanish) Rhymes: -iʃa Syllabification: bo‧ti‧ja === Noun === botija f (plural botijas) jug; vessel Synonym: vasija (Uruguay) Young person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: botija → English: botija → Portuguese: botija → Tagalog: botiha, butisa === Further reading === “botija”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 botija on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es