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Shota

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name of Georgian origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, media, television

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A fictional young boy character, especially one featured in such material. Typically drawn with exaggerated or stylised cute features.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

Topics: anime, broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Georgian შოთა (šota).

From Japanese ショタ (shota) or a clipping of shotacon.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: Шоҭа (Ŝota) — male given name
  • Armenian: Շոթա (Šotʻa) — male given name
  • Azerbaijani: Şota — male given name
  • Basque: Shota — male given name
  • Belarusian: Шата (Šata) — male given name
  • Catalan: Shota — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紹塔 /绍塔 — male given name
  • Chuvash: Шота (Šot̬a) — male given name
  • Czech: Šota — male given name
  • Dutch: Sjota — male given name
  • Esperanto: Ŝota — male given name
  • Estonian: Šotha — male given name
  • Finnish: Šota — male given name
  • French: Chota — male given name
  • Georgian: შოთა (šota) — male given name
  • German: Schota — male given name
  • Greek: Σότα (Sóta) — male given name
  • Hindi: शोथा (śothā) — male given name
  • Hungarian: Sota — male given name
  • Icelandic: Shota — male given name
  • Indonesian: Shota — male given name
  • Italian: Shota — male given name
  • Japanese: ショタ — male given name
  • Korean: 쇼타 (syota) — male given name
  • Latin: Siota — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Šota — male given name
  • Luxembourgish: Šot'a — male given name
  • Western Mari: Шота (Šota) — male given name
  • Mingrelian: შოთა (šota) — male given name
  • Mongolian: Шота (Šota) — male given name
  • Ossetian: Шота (Šota) — male given name
  • Polish: Szota — male given name
  • Portuguese: Shota — male given name
  • Punjabi: ਸ਼ੋਥਾ (śothā) — male given name
  • Romanian: Șota — male given name
  • Russian: Шота (Šota) — male given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Шота — male given name
  • Slovak: Šota — male given name
  • Slovene: Šota — male given name
  • Spanish: Shota — male given name
  • Swahili: Shota — male given name
  • Swedish: Sjota — male given name
  • Tatar: Şota — male given name
  • Turkish: Şota — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Шота (Šota) — male given name
  • Volapük: Jota — male given name
  • Welsh: Shota — male given name