Tinaja Definition
tē-nähä
noun
A small, usually water-filled depression in rock in a desert or dry area.
American Heritage
A usually large earthenware jar or pot mainly used for storing water and other liquids.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Tinaja
Noun
Singular:
tinajaPlural:
tinajasOrigin of Tinaja
American Spanish from Spanish large earthenware jar from Old Spanish from Vulgar Latin tīnacula diminutive of Latin tīna wine jar of unknown origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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