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Is lota a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lota is a Scrabble US word. The word lota is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word lota is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

L1O1T1A1

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4-letter words (3 found)

ALTO,LOTA,TOLA,

3-letter words (5 found)

ALT,LAT,LOT,OAT,TAO,

2-letter words (6 found)

AL,AT,LA,LO,TA,TO,

You can make 14 words from lota according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lota

lota

English

Etymology

From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈləʊtə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊtə

Noun

lota (plural lotas)

  1. (South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
  2. (Pakistani politics) A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another, engaging in lotacracy.

Translations

Anagrams

  • ATOL, Alto, Toal, a lot, alot, alto, alto-, atlo-, talo-, tola

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɽo.ta/

Verb

-lota (infinitive kulóta)

  1. to dream

Derived terms

  • loto (“dream”)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔtaː/

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Sranan Tongo lota, probably from Kongo l-óoti / lôta / lôte / lotia, Yombe lootyá / lóota ("squamous skin disease").

Alternative forms

  • lotta, lottah

Noun

lota m (uncountable)

  1. (Suriname) tinea versicolor (a skin condition causing discoloured patches)

Etymology 2

From Caribbean Hindustani lotá, from Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā), possibly via Bhojpuri [Term?].

Noun

lota m (plural lota's, diminutive lotaatje n)

  1. (chiefly Suriname) lota (a spherical brass pot)

Eastern Bontoc

Noun

lota

  1. land
  2. earth; soil

Icelandic

Noun

lota f (genitive singular lotu, nominative plural lotur)

  1. round (stage or set of events in a game or competition)
  2. (tennis) set

Declension

Further reading

  • “lota” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)

  1. lot (plot of land)
    Synonyms: gabháltas, paiste
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)

  1. alternative form of lochta (“loft; gallery”)
Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lota

  1. vocative plural of lot

Verb

lota

  1. analytic present subjunctive of lot

Participle

lota

  1. past participle of lot

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lota”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “lota”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

Kituba

Verb

lota

  1. to dream

Latin

Participle

lōta

  1. inflection of lōtus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

lōtā

  1. ablative feminine singular of lōtus

Luba-Kasai

Verb

lota

  1. to dream

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

lota

  1. sap (of a plant)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ta

Noun

lota f (plural lotas)

  1. fish market

Verb

lota

  1. inflection of lotar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sambali

Noun

lotà

  1. soil; earth; ground

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlota/ [ˈlo.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: lo‧ta

Noun

lota f (plural lotas)

  1. burbot

Further reading

  • “lota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Kongo l-óoti / lôta / lôte / lotia, Yombe lootyá / lóota ("squamous skin disease").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lota/, [lʊ̞ta̠], [lɔ̝tɑ̟]

Noun

lota

  1. tinea versicolor (a skin condition causing discoloured patches)

Descendants

  • Saramaccan: lontá
  • → Dutch: lotta, lota

References


Source: wiktionary.org