botijo

== English == === Alternative forms === botija === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish botijo, from Spanish botija, from Vulgar Latin *buticula (or from Late Latin butticula, with attestation difficult to locate), from Vulgar Latin buttis (or LL.). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəʊˈtiː.həʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /boʊˈti.hoʊ/ Rhymes: -iːhəʊ === Noun === botijo (plural botijos) A traditional Spanish porous clay vessel designed to hold water and to cool it by evaporation. === References === == Spanish == === Etymology === From botija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈtixo/ [boˈt̪i.xo] Rhymes: -ixo Syllabification: bo‧ti‧jo === Noun === botijo m (plural botijos) botijo ==== Descendants ==== → English: botijo === Further reading === “botijo”, 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