Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mojado

/moʊˈhɑdoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-ja-do
IPA: /moʊˈhɑdoʊ/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"“They're trying to mess around with us,” said a 33-year-old carpenter who identified himself as Alfredo. “But there will still be work, and as long as there's work there will still be ‘mojados.’”"
"Mr. Davis provides his own (at times overly folksy) narration, telling us that since a 1994 federal law stepped up immigration patrols in urban centers, people like these mojados have been forced to reroute through the desert, resulting in more than 2,000 deaths from exposure, dehydration and injury in the last 10 years."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojado (literally “wet”), from espalda mojada.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mojado

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /moʊˈhɑdoʊ/

Usage

American usage
Offensive
Slang

Inflected Forms

mojados (plural)

Phrases

illegal alien

Frequently Paired Words

illegal alien

Questions

How do you pronounce mojado?: The recorded pronunciation is /moʊˈhɑdoʊ/.
What does mojado mean?: wetback
Where does mojado come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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