botija
Portuguese, noun/boˈt͡ʃi.ʒɐ/
botija is spelled B-O-T-I-J-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,216th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Botija is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “hot water bottle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “vaso de grés de boca estreita, gargalo curto e com uma pequena asa”.
What does botija mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehot water bottle
- 2
femininecylinder; gas cylinder (container for pressurised gas)
- 3
femininebottle; flask
- 4
femininejar; jug (large stoneware)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vaso de grés de boca estreita, gargalo curto e com uma pequena asa 2. recipiente de metal em que se vende o gás de consumo doméstico
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of botija
- botijas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce botija?
- Brazil /boˈt͡ʃi.ʒɐ/
- Portugal /buˈti.ʒɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to botija
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is botija in Portuguese?
botija appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).