Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Butt vs. Hogshead
Spanish translation:
bota vs. media bota
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May 29, 2016 19:23
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English term
Butt vs. Hogshead
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
"A Hogshead holds 250 liters, while a BUTT is twice that size with 500 liters."
I refer to casks used to export sherry wine to the US.
I refer to casks used to export sherry wine to the US.
Proposed translations
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4 +3 | bota vs. media bota | lorenab23 |
4 | butt vs. hogshead | Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón |
3 | barril vs cuba (o tonel) | JohnMcDove |
Proposed translations
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bota vs. media bota
Please see discussion entry plus the excellent references provided by Ms. Dalglish.
Thank you Taña!
Thank you Taña!
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JohnMcDove
: ¡Faltaría más! :-)
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Gracias Johncito :-)
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agree |
Taña Dalglish
: Un abrazo.
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thank you y otro para ti!
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agree |
Charles Davis
: Great, and credit to Taña as well for backup :)
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Thank you Charles, un abrazo!
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butt vs. hogshead
Son los nombres propios que les dieron a ciertas toneles/barriles por su tamaño. Si los quieres traducir podrían ser: bota/trompa/pata para "butt"y cabeza de marrano/cochino para "hogshead".
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JohnMcDove
: ¿De dónde sacas lo de "cabeza de marrano/cochino"? ¿Una traducción literal?
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barril vs cuba (o tonel)
Oxford.
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Como bien dice Lorena:
bota:
En el Marco de Jerez, se conoce como bota a un barril o tonel de 500 litros fabricado en roble americano.
Barrica:
Una barrica, cuba, o tonel es un recipiente de madera utilizado para la crianza de vino. La barrica oxigena el vino lentamente y le aporta textura y aroma para suavizar su sabor. Suelen tener una capacidad de 220 litros. Si es de 225 litros es llamada "barrica bordelesa".
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrica
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_(Jerez)
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Como bien dice Lorena:
bota:
En el Marco de Jerez, se conoce como bota a un barril o tonel de 500 litros fabricado en roble americano.
Barrica:
Una barrica, cuba, o tonel es un recipiente de madera utilizado para la crianza de vino. La barrica oxigena el vino lentamente y le aporta textura y aroma para suavizar su sabor. Suelen tener una capacidad de 220 litros. Si es de 225 litros es llamada "barrica bordelesa".
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrica
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_(Jerez)
Discussion
Thank you so much :-)
or about 507 litres) used locally for measuring and
receiving wine.
BOTA GORDA: bodega butt containing 36 to 40
arrobas (600 to 665 litres).
BOTA PUNTA: the bottom cask at the end of a row,
slightly more exposed to the flow of air and often used
for sampling but the wine in one tends to develop
slightly differently from the rest.
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MEDIA (BOTA): a hogshead (half a butt).
HOGSHEAD: a cask holding 54 gallons
see pages 96-97 Julian Jeffs’ 2015 guide to Sherry
BOTA BODEGUERA: a large butt with a capacity of
34 arrobas used for maturing wine in a bodega. Also
an old butt which, through age, has lost its shape and
whose contents are doubtful.
BOTA CHICA: a shipping butt containing 30 arrobas
or about 500 litres.
BOTA DE EMBARQUE: shipping butt: another
name for bota chica.
BOTA DE EXTRACCIÓN: another term for a bota
chica.