"jota" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɔ.ta/
Rhymes: -ɔta Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|iota}} Borrowed from Latin iota, {{der|it|grc|ἰῶτα||iota}} Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”) Head templates: {{it-noun|mf|#}} jota m or f (invariable)
  1. (obsolete) alternative spelling of iota Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, invariable, masculine, obsolete Alternative form of: iota
    Sense id: en-jota-it-noun-SWOZVQJ7 Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈxɔ.ta/ Forms: jote [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔta Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish jota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”). Doublet of salta. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|es|jota}} Borrowed from Spanish jota, {{der|it|mxi|*šáwta||jump}} Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), {{der|it|la|saltō||to dance}} Latin saltō (“to dance”), {{doublet|es|salta|nocat=1}} Doublet of salta Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} jota f (plural jote)
  1. jota (Iberian folk dance) Tags: error-lua-exec, feminine
    Sense id: en-jota-it-noun-5Jjbfizo
  2. jota (music to which a jota is danced) Tags: error-lua-exec, feminine
    Sense id: en-jota-it-noun-H28nK-j- Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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