"jota" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxota/, [ˈxo.t̪a] Forms: jotas [plural]
Rhymes: -ota Etymology: Borrowed from Latin iota, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|iota}} Borrowed from Latin iota, {{der|es|grc|ἰῶτα||iota}} Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} jota f (plural jotas)
  1. jot; iota Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-jota-es-noun-8J3sdygp
  2. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-jota-es-noun-15edXArw
  3. a jack in a deck of cards Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Dance, Music
    Sense id: en-jota-es-noun-74kF0gKn Disambiguation of Dance: 10 2 27 14 31 16 Disambiguation of Music: 3 0 45 19 6 27 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 59 17 6 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ni jota (english: nothing at all)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈxota/, [ˈxo.t̪a] Forms: jotas [plural]
Rhymes: -ota Etymology: From joto. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} jota f (plural jotas)
  1. (Mexico, derogatory, vulgar) Alternative form of joto (“faggot”) Tags: Mexico, alt-of, alternative, derogatory, feminine, vulgar Alternative form of: joto (extra: faggot) Categories (topical): Dance Synonyms: maricón
    Sense id: en-jota-es-noun-R8LAfEfP Disambiguation of Dance: 10 2 27 14 31 16 Categories (other): Mexican Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈxota/, [ˈxo.t̪a] Forms: jotas [plural]
Rhymes: -ota Etymology: From older xota, from Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), from Latin saltō (“to dance”). Doublet of salta. Etymology templates: {{bor|es|mxi|*šáwta||jump}} Mozarabic *šáwta (“jump”), {{der|es|la|saltō||to dance}} Latin saltō (“to dance”), {{doublet|es|salta}} Doublet of salta Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} jota f (plural jotas)
  1. jota (Iberian folk dance) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Dance
    Sense id: en-jota-es-noun-5Jjbfizo Disambiguation of Dance: 10 2 27 14 31 16
  2. jota (music to which a jota is danced) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Dance
    Sense id: en-jota-es-noun-H28nK-j- Disambiguation of Dance: 10 2 27 14 31 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈxo.t̪a]"
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