bota
la bota
boot
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How do you say bota in Spanish?
How do you pronounce bota in Spanish?
bota is pronounced /la ˈbota/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La bota roja es muy cómoda para caminar en la montaña.
The red boot is very comfortable for hiking in the mountain.
Compré una bota nueva y la otra bota vieja ya no me sirve.
I bought a new boot and the other old boot doesn't fit me anymore.
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Why is it feminine?
Bota is feminine because it derives from Latin "botta" (a leather wine skin), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish retained this gender assignment when the word evolved. However, the modern Spanish word "bota" has multiple meanings: it can refer to a boot (feminine), a leather wine skin (feminine), or a unit of measurement (feminine). All meanings maintain the feminine gender inherited from Latin.
What is the Spanish word for boot?
The Spanish word for boot is la bota — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | stivale flips! | lo | masculine |
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