jot

n.
The smallest bit; iota.

tr.v., jot·ted, jot·ting, jots.
To write down briefly or hastily: jot down an address.

[Middle English jote, from Latin iōta, iota, from Greek, iota. See iota.]

noun

1. A tiny amount: bit¹, crumb, dab¹, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap¹, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. Chiefly British spot. See big/small/amount.
2. The least bit: hoot, iota, ounce, shred, whit. Informal damn, rap². Slang diddly. See big/small/amount.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
  Synonym: jotting

Meaning #2: a slight but appreciable addition
  Synonyms: touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, speck, soupcon

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The verb jot has one meaning:

Meaning #1: write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
  Synonym: jot down

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skrible, kradse ned
n. - tøddel

idioms:

• jot down    kradse ned

Nederlands (Dutch)
snelle aantekening maken, jota

Français (French)
v. tr. - noter, prendre note de
n. - iota

idioms:

• jot down    noter, prendre note de, griffonner des notes

Deutsch (German)
v. - notieren
n. - Fünkchen, kleine Menge

idioms:

• jot down    rasch aufschreiben oder notieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σημειώνω, γράφω βιαστικά
n. - ελάχιστη ποσότητα, ίχνος, (μτφ.) κόκκος, κεραία

idioms:

• jot down    καταχωρώ, σημειώνω

Italiano (Italian)
prendere appunti, inezia

idioms:

• jot down    buttare giù (appunti)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escrever rapidamente
n. - coisa (f) mínima

idioms:

• jot down    anotar

Русский (Russian)
йота, ничтожное количество

idioms:

• jot down    взять на заметку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apuntar, anotar, escribir de prisa
n. - jota, pizca, poco, ápice

idioms:

• jot down    apuntar, anotar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anteckna, notera, krafsa
n. - jota, dugg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
略记, 摘要记载下来, 少量, 稍许, 少额

idioms:

• jot down    草草记下, 匆匆记下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 略記, 摘要記載下來
n. - 少量, 稍許, 少額

idioms:

• jot down    草草記下, 匆匆記下

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 간결하게 메모하다
n. - 극소량

idioms:

• jot down    간단히 메모하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ちょっと書き留める
n. - ごくわずか, 微量

idioms:

• jot down    簡単に書き留める, …をちょっとメモする
• not one jot or tittle    わずか

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) كتب بسرعه وايجاز (الاسم) شيء طفيف جدا, ذرة من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כתב בחפזון‬
n. - ‮כמות זעומה, שמץ‬

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