Jota vs Lota - What's the difference?
jota | lota |
A traditional popular dance of the Iberian peninsula with regional variations.
The music to which this dance is set, normally of 3/4 or 6/8 time.
A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
*1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 9:
*:She had been standing behind the curtain of coloured glass beads for at least half an hour now, waiting patiently with a silver lota of water.
(colloquial, Pakistan) A person that switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another. This comes from the fact that the "lota" has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.