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Meaning of tinaja



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Andres Alberto Molina Coutiño

tinaja
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Jar: It is possible that this word derives from the Hebrew Tanakh which means writings. The Tanakh were a pottery where kept rolls of parchment from different books of what is today known as the Bible. In Mexico the jars continue to be used as vessels for water

  



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

In Colombia is a stoneware Bowl, similar to a pitcher where he usually stays fresh water. Mucura. It is also the tinajo female. Female animal, which also say borugo, lapa, guagua, paca, guartinaja. Its scientific name is Cuniculus paca and belongs to the family Cuniculidae.

  

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JAR: Measuring capacity for liquids used in equal to 16 gantas Philippines.

  










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