Meanings
nountinaja (plural tinajas)
plural tinajas
- A small pool in a rocky hollow.
The horse limped down to the edge of the water and stood and he stood in the dark tinaja with the rifle over his shoulder holding the brand above him till it burned out and then he stood holding the crooked orange ember of it, still talking to the horse.
1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
Origin
- Spanishtinaja
- Spanishtinaja
- Englishtinaja
Borrowed from Spanish tinaja.
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APA
tinaja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinaja
MLA
“tinaja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinaja. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinaja,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinaja.
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