joto

Esperanto

Greek Alphabet

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “the letter Ι”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoto]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -oto
• Hyphenation: jo‧to

Noun

joto (accusative singular joton, plural jotoj, accusative plural jotojn)

1. iota

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, maybe from choto; also proposed from jota, Spanish name of letter j, because of mocking, festive aspect of the joker card figure applied to some gay males. Another version is that gay and queer men were held in the J bay of the Lecumberri prison in Mexico City (J is pronounced "jota" in Spanish).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoto/ [ˈxo.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: jo‧to

Noun

joto m (plural jotos)

1. (vulgar, derogatory, Mexico, Honduras) gay (male homosexual)
2. (card games) joker

   Synonym: comodín

3. (card games, by extension) jack

Derived terms

• jotear
• jotería
• jotito
• jotuel

 

Further reading

• “joto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

joto (ma class, no plural)

1. heat, warmth