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单词 botija
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botijan.

Brit. /bəʊˈtiːhə/, U.S. /boʊˈtiˌhɑ/
Forms: 1500s botiia, 1600s 1800s– botija.
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish botija.
Etymology: < Spanish botija (c1300) < post-classical Latin butticula bottle n.3 Compare Portuguese botija (a1572).Not fully naturalized in English.
Chiefly in Spanish and Latin American contexts.
An earthenware vessel used for storing oil, wine, etc., having a relatively narrow base, a broad, rounded body (often with one or two handles), and a narrow neck (now chiefly historical). Also (esp. in the Caribbean): (Music) a wind instrument made from or resembling such a vessel. Cf. botijo n.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > earthenware vessel > other spec.
botija1588
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1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China xiii. 350 Such things as the Islands do yielde, are sold very good cheape, for you shall haue..a Botiia [Sp. vna botija] of Oile made of Algongoli for three rials.
1600 R. Hakluyt tr. in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 863 All this is in a readinesse in the shippe, as..so many newe pipes of fresh water.., so many iarres or Botijas of vineger, [etc.].
1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. vii. xix. 489 The total produce of the three shores..is five thousand botijas.
1874 Penny Illust. Paper 7 Feb. 91/2 Yes, Senorita... Our botijas are empty. The wine is out.
1906 Cuba Rev. Dec. 21 The strident notes of the trombone or saxhorn intermingle with those of the botija, a clay jar, with finger holes into which the musicians [sic] breathes.
1946 Variety 3 July 33/1 They [sc. a Cuban orchestra] carry..a complete collection of maracas.., botijas (water jugs).., and other native instruments.
2011 P. M. Rice Vintage Moquega iv. xii. 223 The botija..has a long ancestry traceable back to the amphoras used since classical times in Mediterranean commerce.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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