lota

Questions about lota

What does lota mean?

lota means "a globular water bottle used in Asia". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lota?

lota has 2 syllables: lo-ta. The stress falls on "lo".

What is another word for lota?

Close synonyms include genus Lota. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lota a common word?

lota is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.