▁the ▁same ▁French ▁orig ins ▁as ▁the ▁English ▁word ▁dem ij ohn , ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁squ at ▁bott le ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁narrow ▁neck , ▁usually ▁covered ▁in ▁w icker . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁D ame ▁Jean ne ▁( L ady ▁Jane ), ▁a ▁term ▁still ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁bott le . ▁In ▁the ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁countries , ▁D ame ▁Jean ne ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁" dam aju ana ", ▁or ▁D ama ▁Ju ana ▁and ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁into ▁M ama ▁Ju ana ▁( m other ▁Jane ). ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁variations ▁of ▁reci pes ▁to ▁make ▁Mam aju ana , ▁since ▁the ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁container ▁or ▁bott le ▁originally ▁used ▁to ▁prepare ▁and ▁store ▁the ▁mac er ation , ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁finished ▁product ▁itself . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁M ama ▁Ju ana ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁dist illed ▁spirits ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁even ▁before ▁rum . ▁This ▁is ▁pla us ible ▁considering ▁that ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁mixed ▁European ▁alco hol ▁with ▁the ▁Ta ín os ' ▁her bal ▁tea ▁and ▁this ▁created ▁m am aju ana . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁of ▁Rafael ▁Tru j illo , ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁m am aju ana ▁was ▁prohib ited . ▁The ▁law ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁medical ▁license ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁sell ▁m am aju ana . ▁ ▁M ama ▁Ju ana ▁was ▁popular