botana

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noun

A Mexican appetiser.

OriginSpanish botana →
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Meanings

nounbotana (plural botanas)

plural botanas

  1. A Mexican appetiser.

    The guacamole and queso fundido (melted cheese with a slathering of chorizo sausage on top, spooned onto sections of flour tortilla) are excellent, and two botanas (assortments) offer items like chalupas (small crisp tortillas) not always found on Chicago menus.

    1988 June 3, Lawrence Rand, “Restaurant Tours: 21 years in a Mexican standby”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2020

Origin

  1. Spanishbotana
  2. Englishbotana

Borrowed from Spanish botana.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TonabaabatonBaotanAbanto
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APA

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MLA

“botana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botana.

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