mojado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moʊˈhɑdoʊ/

Noun

mojado (plural mojados)

1. (US, slang) wetback

Etymology

Past participle of mojar. Compare Portuguese molhado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈxado/, [moˈxaðo]

Adjective

mojado (feminine singular mojada, masculine plural mojados, feminine plural mojadas)

1. wet

   Antonym: seco

Noun

mojado m (plural mojados, feminine mojada, feminine plural mojadas)

1. (slang, pejorative) Wetback; one who crosess an international border by passing through a body of water by wading, swimming, etc from the shore of one country to illegally enter the adject country. For example, so crossing the border into the United States from Mexico or from Morocco to Spain.

Verb

mojado

1. Past participle of mojar.

Further reading

• “mojado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.