bota

  

bo·ta

[boh-tuh; Spanish baw-tah]
noun, plural bo·tas [boh-tuhz; Spanish baw-tahs] .
1.
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
2.
a wine barrel of Spain holding 500 liters (132 U.S. gallons).
Origin:
< Spanish < Late Latin butta, buttis cask; see butt4

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bota

noun
a wine bottle made of leather 
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