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Definitions for Jota

[1] a Spanish dance in triple meter, performed by a couple and marked by complex rhythms executed with the heels and castanets.
[2] the music for this dance.
[3] a Spanish dance with castanets in fast triple time, usually to a guitar and voice accompaniment

Words nearby Jota

joss stick, josser, jostle, josue, jot, jota, jotter, jotting, jotun, jotunheim, joual

Origin of Jota

1840–50; < Spanish, probably Old Spanish sota dance, derivative of sotar to dance < Latin saltāre

Word origin for Jota

Spanish, probably modification of Old Spanish sota, from sotar to dance, from Latin saltāre