/hoh"teuh/ ; Sp. /haw"tah/ , n. , pl. jotas /-teuhz/ ; Sp. /-tahs/ .
1. a Spanish dance in triple meter, performed by a couple and marked by complex rhythms executed with the heels and castanets.
2. the music for this dance.
[ 1840-50; sota dance, deriv. of sotar to dance saltare ]