bota bag

noun

A traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.

OriginSpanish bota →
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Meanings

nounbota bag (plural bota bags)

plural bota bags

  1. A traditional Greek or Spanish wineskin bag. Typically it is made of leather, and is used to carry wine, although any liquid can be carried.

Origin

  1. Spanishbota
  2. Englishbota bag

From the Spanish bota.

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Translations

Basque zahato, zahagia
  • zahatowineskin bag
  • zahagiawineskin bag
Dutch lapzak
  • lapzakwineskin bag
German Bota
  • Botawineskin bag
Polish bukłak
  • bukłakwineskin bag
Russian бурдю́к
  • бурдю́к (burdjúk)wineskin bag
Spanish bota
  • botawineskin bag
Swedish vinskinn
  • vinskinnwineskin bag
Cite this entry
APA

bota bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bota%20bag

MLA

“bota bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bota%20bag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bota bag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bota%20bag.

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