Join free

lota

English · Français · Português

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

lota

  • /ˈləʊtə/ UK

Rhymes with -əʊtə

Where it comes from

From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā).

(person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.

noun lotas

  1. South Asia A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass. She had been standing behind the curtain of coloured glass beads for at least half an hour now, waiting patiently with a silver lota of water.
  2. A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another, engaging in lotacracy.

Translations

Every language

noun a pot used in South Asia

हिन्दीलोटा loṭā

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"lota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lota. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lota. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lota

Chicago

"lota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lota.

BibTeX
@misc{lota_2026,
  title = {lota},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lota},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}