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bota
[ boh-tuh; Spanish boh-tah ]
noun
, plural bo·tas [boh, -t, uh, z, boh, -tahs].
- Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- a wine barrel of Spain holding 500 liters (132 U.S. gallons).
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The bota is the retail receptacle, the cuero is the wholesale one.
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They are taking wine from the bota, the long-spouted leather bottle from which only the Spaniard has the skill to drink.
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On getting up in the morning Sancho Panza was grieved to find the contents of his bota decidedly diminished.
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Iba Sancho Panza sobre su jumento, como un patriarca con sus alforjas y bota.
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The bota passed from hand to hand, while the ladies, seated on carpets, were sipping water and smoking their cigarettes.
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