mojo

See also: Mojo, mojó, mójo, and моё

English

Etymology 1

Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (witchcraft), Fula moco'o (medicine man)

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ/
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  • Rhymes: -əʊdʒəʊ

Noun

mojo (countable and uncountable, plural mojos or mojoes)

  1. A magic charm or spell.
  2. Supernatural skill or luck.
  3. (slang) Personal magnetism; charm.
  4. (slang) Sex appeal; sex drive.
    Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.
    After the pandemic closed down the discos, I stopped socializing and have lost my mojo.
  5. (slang) Illegal drugs.
  6. (slang, usually with "wire") A telecopier; a fax machine.
Translations

Noun

mojo (countable and uncountable, plural mojos)

  1. Any of various sauces originating in the Canary Islands and made with olive oil, peppers, garlic, paprika, and other spices.

Noun

mojo (plural mojos)

  1. Alternative form of moio (Portuguese dry measure)

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

mojo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もじょ

Lower Sorbian

Determiner

mojo

  1. Superseded spelling of mójo.

Spanish

Etymology

From mojar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoxo/ [ˈmo.xo]
  • Rhymes: -oxo
  • Syllabification: mo‧jo

Noun

mojo m (plural mojos)

  1. a type of spicy red sauce from the Canary Islands made from chilli, oil, vinegar, garlic, and cumin

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Verb

mojo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mojar

Further reading

Venetian

Alternative forms

Adjective

mojo (feminine singular moja, masculine plural moji, feminine plural moje)

  1. wet
  2. soaked
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