botana
Spanish, noun/boˈtana/
botana is spelled B-O-T-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 43,425th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Botana is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “appetizer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Remiendo que se aplica en los agujeros de las botas y odres para impedir que se salga el líquido”.
What does botana mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicofeminineappetizer
- 2
femininesnack
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Remiendo que se aplica en los agujeros de las botas y odres para impedir que se salga el líquido. 2. Tarugo de madera que se pone como remiendo en las cubas o toneles de vino. 3. Parche que se pone en una herida. (Ámbito familiar). 4. Cicatriz de una herida.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of botana
- botanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce botana?
- /boˈtana/
- [boˈt̪a.na]
- [boˈt̪ana]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to botana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is botana in Spanish?
botana appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).