chota - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

See also: Chota, chotá, chòta, chóta, and c̈hota

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Alternative forms
    • 1.2 Etymology
    • 1.3 Adjective
      • 1.3.1 Derived terms
    • 1.4 Anagrams
  • 2 Spanish
    • 2.1 Pronunciation
    • 2.2 Etymology 1
      • 2.2.1 Noun
        • 2.2.1.1 Derived terms
      • 2.2.2 Noun
    • 2.3 Etymology 2
      • 2.3.1 Verb
    • 2.4 Further reading
  • 3 Swahili
    • 3.1 Pronunciation
    • 3.2 Verb
      • 3.2.1 Conjugation

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hindi छोटा (choṭā, small).

Adjective[edit]

chota (not comparable)

  1. (India, obsolete) Small; younger.

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃota/ [ˈt͡ʃo.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: cho‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

chotaf (uncountable)

  1. (vulgar, Uruguay) sem*n, cum
    • Te dije que quería que trajeras mucha chota, no muchachita. - I told you I wanted you to bring a lot of cum, not a girl in her puss! ("John Salchichón Rambo", parody by the Uruguayan Internet comedian El Bananero, 2008)
    Synonyms: leche, (El Salvador) chilguete, (Spain) corrida
  2. (dated, slang, derogatory, El Salvador) the police institution, especially the military police before the 1992 Peace Accords
    Synonym: (El Salvador) jura
  3. (slang, Puerto Rico) snitch
  4. (vulgar, Rioplatense) penis, co*ck
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

chotaf (plural chotas)

  1. female equivalent of choto

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

chota

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

Further reading[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

-chota (infinitive kuchota)

  1. to scoop, to ladle

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -chota
Positive present-nachota
Subjunctive-chote
Negative-choti
Imperative singularchota
Infinitives
Positivekuchota
Negativekutochota
Imperatives
Singularchota
Pluralchoteni
Tensed forms
Habitualhuchota
Positive pastpositive subject concord + -lichota
Negative pastnegative subject concord + -kuchota
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachota)
SingularPlural
1st personninachota/nachotatunachota
2nd personunachotamnachota
3rd personm-wa(I/II)anachotawanachota
other classespositive subject concord + -nachota
Negative present (negative subject concord + -choti)
SingularPlural
1st personsichotihatuchoti
2nd personhuchotihamchoti
3rd personm-wa(I/II)hachotihawachoti
other classesnegative subject concord + -choti
Positive futurepositive subject concord + -tachota
Negative futurenegative subject concord + -tachota
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chote)
SingularPlural
1st personnichotetuchote
2nd personuchotemchote
3rd personm-wa(I/II)achotewachote
other classespositive subject concord + -chote
Negative subjunctivepositive subject concord + -sichote
Positive present conditionalpositive subject concord + -ngechota
Negative present conditionalpositive subject concord + -singechota
Positive past conditionalpositive subject concord + -ngalichota
Negative past conditionalpositive subject concord + -singalichota
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achota)
SingularPlural
1st personnachotatwachota
2nd personwachotamwachota
3rd personm-wa(I/II)achotawachota
m-mi(III/IV)wachotayachota
ji-ma(V/VI)lachotayachota
ki-vi(VII/VIII)chachotavyachota
n(IX/X)yachotazachota
u(XI)wachotasee n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII)kwachota
pa(XVI)pachota
mu(XVIII)mwachota
Perfectpositive subject concord + -mechota
"Already"positive subject concord + -meshachota
"Not yet"negative subject concord + -jachota
"If/When"positive subject concord + -kichota
"If not"positive subject concord + -sipochota
Consecutivekachota / positive subject concord + -kachota
Consecutive subjunctivepositive subject concord + -kachote
Object concord (indicative positive)
SingularPlural
1st person-nichota-tuchota
2nd person-kuchota-wachota/-kuchoteni/-wachoteni
3rd personm-wa(I/II)-mchota-wachota
m-mi(III/IV)-uchota-ichota
ji-ma(V/VI)-lichota-yachota
ki-vi(VII/VIII)-kichota-vichota
n(IX/X)-ichota-zichota
u(XI)-uchotasee n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII)-kuchota
pa(XVI)-pachota
mu(XVIII)-muchota
Reflexive-jichota
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chota- + relative marker)
SingularPlural
m-wa(I/II)-chotaye-chotao
m-mi(III/IV)-chotao-chotayo
ji-ma(V/VI)-chotalo-chotayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII)-chotacho-chotavyo
n(IX/X)-chotayo-chotazo
u(XI)-chotaosee n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII)-chotako
pa(XVI)-chotapo
mu(XVIII)-chotamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chota)
SingularPlural
m-wa(I/II)-yechota-ochota
m-mi(III/IV)-ochota-yochota
ji-ma(V/VI)-lochota-yochota
ki-vi(VII/VIII)-chochota-vyochota
n(IX/X)-yochota-zochota
u(XI)-ochotasee n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII)-kochota
pa(XVI)-pochota
mu(XVIII)-mochota
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
chota - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

FAQs

What does chota mean in Puerto Rican slang? ›

Puerto Rican Slang Words: Chota

What it means: Tattletale or snitch.

Does chota mean snitch? ›

1. ( slang) (informer) (Puerto Rico) snitch (slang)

What does chota mean in Portuguese? ›

In Brazilian portuguese "xota" and "chota" has the same pronunciation, and it's a very common slang for the female sex organ.

What does Chota mean in English? ›

Definition of 'chota'

1. small, lesser, or minor. noun. 2. a person of lower rank.

What does Chota mean in Honduras? ›

chota [m/f] PR. unskilled person.

What is a Bichota? ›

The word "Bichota" comes from the Puerto Rican slang bichote. A "bichote" is an individual who due to his economic or political position, is considered important or influential, generally related to the sale of drugs.

What does "chote" mean in Spanish slang? ›

chote [m] PE. rejection (of someone)

What is Chota in India? ›

Chhota is the Hindi word for "small" or "little" and may refer to: Chhota Chhindwara, a town in Narsinghpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

What does chotar mean in Spanish? ›

1. ( colloquial) (to tease) (Central America) (Cuba) (Mexico) to make fun of.

Where did Chota come from? ›

The earliest known use of the adjective chota is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for chota is from 1814, in the writing of Mary Sherwood, children's writer and educationist. chota is a borrowing from Hindi. Etymons: Hindi choṭa.

How do you translate Chota from Spanish to English? ›

But in most of Latin America, however, chula means “cute” or “pretty.”

What is the meaning of chota peg? ›

cho·​ta·​peg. ˈchōtəˌpeg. plural -s. India. : a half-sized drink especially of whiskey or whiskey and soda.

What does Chota mean in PR? ›

6. Chota. > without literal translation, is synonymous with being snitch or a Tattle Teller. A Delator is someone who reveals facts that have been offered in confidence. “Chota” is usually seen with absolute disdain in Puerto Rican society.

What does chotear mean in Puerto Rico? ›

(slang, Puerto Rico) to snitch (on) (intransitive, colloquial, El Salvador) to stroll; to saunter.

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