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jota (hō′tə)

noun

a Spanish dance in 3/4 time performed by a man and woman to the rhythm of castanets

Etymology: Sp < OSp sota < sotar, to dance < L saltare, to leap: see saltant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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