mojado
US/moʊˈhɑdoʊ/
mojado noun: wetback.
Noun
mojado (plural mojados)
- wetback
- “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.’”1984 June 24, Richard J. Meislin, “To Mexicans, Law on Aliens Is Cruel Joke”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- 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...2005 May 18, Dana Stevens, “Pilgrimage Across the Border That Tempts but Dodges Fate”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of mojado
| plural | mojados |
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Origin of mojado
Borrowed from Spanish mojado (literally “wet”), from espalda mojada.
Questions about mojado
- What does mojado mean?
- Mojado means wetback.
- What part of speech is mojado?
- Mojado is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mojado?
- Mojado is pronounced /moʊˈhɑdoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of mojado?
- The plural of mojado is mojados.
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