botijo

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botijo

/bəʊˈtiː.həʊ/ UK
/boʊˈti.hoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -iːhəʊ

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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.).

noun botijos · botija

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

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@misc{botijo_2026,
  title = {botijo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/botijo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}