mojado

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish mojado.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mojado (plural mojados)

  1. (US, slang) wetback

See also[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Past participle of mojar. Compare Portuguese molhado.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. wet

Noun[edit]

mojado m (plural mojados, feminine mojada)

  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[edit]

mojado

  1. Past participle of mojar. ("to wet")
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