tinaja


ti·na·ja

T5245450 (tē-nä′hä)n.1. A small, usually water-filled depression in rock in a desert or dry area.2. A usually large earthenware jar or pot mainly used for storing water and other liquids.
[American Spanish, from Spanish large earthenware jar, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *tīnacula, diminutive of Latin tīna, wine jar, of unknown origin.]

tinaja

(tɪˈnɑːhə; tɪˈnæxæ) n1. a large jar for cooling water2. (Physical Geography) a small pool surrounded by rocks