shota

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noun

Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.

“Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.”

OriginJapanese ショタ ← English Lolita complex ← French complexe →
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Meanings

shota1

nounshota (usually uncountable, plural shotas)

plural shotas

  1. uncountableusuallyanimeHentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.
  2. countableusuallyanimeA fictional young boy character, especially one featured in such material. Typically drawn with exaggerated or stylised cute features.

Shota2

proper noun
  1. A male given name of Georgian origin.

    Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216) was a Georgian poet of the 12th century, and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature.

Origin

shota · noun

  1. Japanese正太郎
  2. Proto-Indo-European*delh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dolh₁éyeti
  4. Proto-Italic*doleō
  5. Latindoleō
  6. Latindolor
  7. Old Spanishdolor
  8. Spanishdolor
  9. Spanishdolores
  10. SpanishDolores
  11. SpanishLola
  12. SpanishLolita
  13. EnglishLolita
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  16. Proto-Italic*kom
  17. Proto-Italic*kom-
  18. Latincon-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  21. Proto-Italic*plektō
  22. Latinplectō
  23. Latincomplector
  24. Latincomplexu
  25. Frenchcomplexe
  26. Englishcomplex
  27. EnglishLolita complex
  28. Japaneseロリータ・コンプレックス
  29. Japanese正太郎 コンプレックスabbr.
  30. Japaneseショタコンbf.
  31. Japaneseショタ
  32. Englishshota

From Japanese ショタ (shota) or a clipping of shotacon.

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Shota · proper noun

  1. Georgianშოთა
  2. EnglishShota

From Georgian შოთა (šota).

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Translations

Basque Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Catalan Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Chinese Mandarin 紹塔 /绍塔
  • 紹塔 /绍塔male given name
Czech Šota
  • Šotamale given name
Dutch Sjota
  • Sjotamale given name
Esperanto Ŝota
  • Ŝotamale given name
Estonian Šotha
  • Šothamale given name
Finnish Šota
  • Šotamale given name
French Chota
  • Chotamale given name
German Schota
  • Schotamale given name
Greek Σότα
  • Σότα (Sóta)male given name
Hindi शोथा
  • शोथा (śothā)male given name
Hungarian Sota
  • Sotamale given name
Icelandic Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Indonesian Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Italian Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Japanese ショタ
  • ショタmale given name
Korean 쇼타
  • 쇼타 (syota)male given name
Latin Siota
  • Siotamale given name
Lithuanian Šota
  • Šotamale given name
Polish Szota
  • Szotamale given name
Portuguese Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Punjabi ਸ਼ੋਥਾ
  • ਸ਼ੋਥਾ (śothā)male given name
Romanian Șota
  • Șotamale given name
Russian Шота
  • Шота (Šota)male given name
Slovak Šota
  • Šotamale given name
Spanish Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Swahili Shota
  • Shotamale given name
Swedish Sjota
  • Sjotamale given name
Turkish Şota
  • Şotamale given name
Ukrainian Шота
  • Шота (Šota)male given name
Welsh Shota
  • Shotamale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

shota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shota

MLA

“shota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shota. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shota,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shota.

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