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botijo

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bəʊˈtiː.həʊ/
  • General-American: /boʊˈti.hoʊ/
  • rhymes with -iːhəʊ

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Spanish porous clay vessel designed to hold water and to cool it by evaporation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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.).