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Susan Durham · 03-18-2008, 01:53 PM

Please translate. A man called a woman at my work a "jota". What does this mean?
Thank you!

Leslie M · 03-18-2008, 02:31 PM

Ni jota de idea!I have no idea!

ONE NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE THE PERSON IS FROM AND IN WHAT CONTEXT THE WORD WAS USED.

Susan Durham · 03-18-2008, 02:45 PM

yo creo que el hombre es de Mexico. El entro el cuatro y estuvo atras de la mujer y dijo a ellla... "jota" o "joto". Creo es jota por la razon que es una mujer y no un hombre.

exxc�ntrica · 03-18-2008, 02:55 PM

Susan, he only said "jota"? Jota is a dance in Spain. We need the whole sentence .

Susan Durham · 03-18-2008, 03:22 PM

he only said "jota". No sentence. This experience was relayed to me and she was angry because she thought is meant something bad.

vicente · 03-18-2008, 05:04 PM

"yo creo que el hombre es de Mexico. El entro el cuatro y estuvo atras de la mujer y dijo a ellla... "jota" o "joto". Creo es jota por la razon que es una mujer y no un hombre."

I have heard the word joto used in Mexico for homosexual. If he called her a jota I imagine he was calling her a lesb*an.

[jota: jot, bit (no entiendo ni jota means "I don't understand a word of it.") or (no se ve ni jota means you "can't see a thing".]

vicente

lauracipolla · 03-18-2008, 06:00 PM

"jota" is the name of a Spanish dance, yes, and also the name of the letter "J" in Spanish.

in the "diccionario de jergas" I found the same vicente mentions. no feminine...

lindadiana · 03-19-2008, 01:03 PM

"JOTA" definitely means 2 things
(1) The letter J
(2) A spanish(from SPAIN!!!) dance

Mexican slang
Means gay in a demeaning way- kind of like "faggot"

I don't think he did it as an insult(calling her *******) because the slang doesn' include the femimine word,unless he was a definite real idiot.

hope it helps!

vicente · 03-19-2008, 01:18 PM

Susan Durham said "he only said "jota". No sentence. This experience was relayed to me and she was angry because she thought is meant something bad."

Well, Susan's friend thought it was something bad and I'd have to agree with her. If a Mexican man walked up behind her and said only the one word (jota) then what else could he have meant? I don't think he was asking her to dance.

We need a Mexican to tell give us an opinion on the use of joto and jota as slang. Where is CarlosRoberto when we need him?

Leslie M · 03-20-2008, 01:12 PM

We will really never know what the man actually said or meant. All any of us can do is form opinions, which are all valid.

03-18-2008, 01:53 PM	#1
Susan Durham New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Is this a bad word? Please translate. A man called a woman at my work a "jota". What does this mean? Thank you!

03-18-2008, 02:31 PM	#2
Leslie M Forum User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Moca, Puerto Rico Age: 61 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 219	Jota Ni jota de idea!I have no idea! ONE NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE THE PERSON IS FROM AND IN WHAT CONTEXT THE WORD WAS USED.

03-18-2008, 02:55 PM	#4
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 882 Rep Power: 580	Susan, he only said "jota"? Jota is a dance in Spain. We need the whole sentence . __________________ �Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se d� a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a s� misma." *Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India*

03-18-2008, 05:04 PM	#6
vicente Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 465 Rep Power: 732	"yo creo que el hombre es de Mexico. El entro el cuatro y estuvo atras de la mujer y dijo a ellla... "jota" o "joto". Creo es jota por la razon que es una mujer y no un hombre." I have heard the word joto used in Mexico for homosexual. If he called her a jota I imagine he was calling her a lesban. [jota: jot, bit (no entiendo ni jota* means "I don't understand a word of it.") or (no se ve ni jota means you "can't see a thing".] vicente Last edited by vicente : 03-18-2008 at 05:27 PM.

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03-18-2008, 02:45 PM	#3
Susan Durham New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	yo creo que el hombre es de Mexico. El entro el cuatro y estuvo atras de la mujer y dijo a ellla... "jota" o "joto". Creo es jota por la razon que es una mujer y no un hombre.

03-18-2008, 03:22 PM	#5
Susan Durham New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	he only said "jota". No sentence. This experience was relayed to me and she was angry because she thought is meant something bad.

03-18-2008, 06:00 PM	#7
lauracipolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I'm from La Plata, Argentina Posts: 271 Rep Power: 429	"jota" is the name of a Spanish dance, yes, and also the name of the letter "J" in Spanish. in the "diccionario de jergas" I found the same vicente mentions. no feminine...

03-19-2008, 01:03 PM	#8
lindadiana New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	"JOTA" definitely means 2 things (1) The letter J (2) A spanish(from SPAIN!!!) dance Mexican slang Means gay in a demeaning way- kind of like "faggot" I don't think he did it as an insult(calling her *******) because the slang doesn' include the femimine word,unless he was a definite real idiot. hope it helps!

03-19-2008, 01:18 PM	#9
vicente Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 465 Rep Power: 732	Susan Durham said "he only said "jota". No sentence. This experience was relayed to me and she was angry because she thought is meant something bad." Well, Susan's friend thought it was something bad and I'd have to agree with her. If a Mexican man walked up behind her and said only the one word (jota) then what else could he have meant? I don't think he was asking her to dance. We need a Mexican to tell give us an opinion on the use of joto and jota as slang. Where is CarlosRoberto when we need him?

03-20-2008, 01:12 PM	#10
Leslie M Forum User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Moca, Puerto Rico Age: 61 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 219	We will really never know what the man actually said or meant. All any of us can do is form opinions, which are all valid.

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