tlnam

(Sp. model spelled same [tináxa] < tina 'tub; vat' < Latin tinacu-lam diminutive form of the Latin tlnam 'long-necked wine bottle with a cork')

   1) Carlisle: 1844. A large stoneware vessel used for storing water. The DRAE concurs, noting additionally that the vessel which is fired can be either glazed or unglazed and is wider in the middle than it is at the base or the mouth. It is placed on a stand, hung from a ring, or embedded in the ground for the purpose of storing water, oil, or other liquids.

   2) Bentley: 1919. A water hole in arid regions of the Southwest, either manmade or naturally occurring. Cobos references tinaja as a naturally occurring rock tank that collects water.