joto

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From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “the letter Ι”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈjoto]

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• Rhymes: -oto
• Hyphenation: jo‧to

joto (accusative singular joton, plural jotoj, accusative plural jotojn)

1. iota

Unknown, maybe from choto; also proposed from jota, Spanish name of letter j, because of mocking, festive aspect of the joker card figure applied to some gay males. Another version is that gay and queer men were held in the J bay of the Lecumberri prison in Mexico City (J is pronounced "jota" in Spanish).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoto/ [ˈxo.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: jo‧to

joto m (plural jotos)

1. (vulgar, derogatory, Mexico, Honduras) gay (male homosexual)
2. (card games) joker

   Synonym: comodín

3. (card games, by extension) jack

• “joto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

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joto (ma class, no plural)

1. heat, warmth