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bota

bota

1 9.9
A leather bottle used in Spain to carry wine
  • noun
: bota
  • Clashing with conservative discourses, such as Silvia Bota Izquierdo's regular contributions on fashion and good taste, feminist issues acquire prominence in MJ and MCH in the 1980s.

Examples

  • But, in any event, there is one dissenting voice on the staff of MJ in the late '80s, that of Margarita Carmona, whose reaction to how older women dress is totally at variance with the conservative line followed by Silvia Bota.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The designs for the fabrics made in Cuba, marketed under the name "Telarte," transgress the rules of good taste as laid down by Silvia Bota because they are bold and striking rather than pretty.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Marjorie Bota, President of the World Congress.

  • For much of this decade, the most influential writer on fashion was Silvia Bota Izquierdo, and her attitude to dress is extremely conservative.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Silvia Bota's

    Academic text (1995)
  • And rosalio bota, who at 12:02 this morning gave birth to his son Fernando Jr., Miami's first baby of the new year.

  • A much more thoughtful and progressive approach is to be found in the contributions on fashion by Margarita Carmona, but her influence is much less noticeable than Silvia Bota's.

    Academic text (1995)
  • He raised the bota to his lips and savored the rich red wine inside.

  • During the festival, she carried a traditional bota filled with the finest Spanish wine.

  • The old shepherd always kept a bota slung over his shoulder while tending to his flock.

Synonyms

wine bottle
vsbota
17 1.0

A glass container for keeping and pouring wine

is a leather pouch made for holding wine not a glass container
wineskin
vsbota
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A bag made from animal skin used to carry wine

is a leather pouch traditionally used in Spain rather than a whole animal skin

How Portable

bota
1 9.9
flask
39 3.7
canteen
31 2.6
bottle
∞ 1.0
barrel
156 1.0

Surface Forms

bota singular
botas plural

Etymology

Bota is Spanish for a leather 'wineskin' and comes from an old word for a 'cask' or 'barrel'. The English word butt means a large barrel, and that link helps explain why a bota is a leather container used to carry wine.