tinaja

noun

ti·​na·​ja

təˈnä(ˌ)hä

plural -s

1

: a large porous water jar for cooling water by evaporation

2

Southwest : water, pocket, pothole

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, augmentative of tina jar, from Latin, wine jar

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