mojar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian mozsár, from German Mörser.

Noun

mojar n (plural mojare)

1. mortar (for grinding)

Declension

Declension of mojar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mojar	mojarul	(niște) mojare	mojarele
genitive/dative	(unui) mojar	mojarului	(unor) mojare	mojarelor
vocative	mojarule		mojarelor

Synonyms

• piuliță

See also

• mortar

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Spanish

Etymology

From hypothetical Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin molliō, mollīre (“soften”) (influenced by mollia), from mollis (“soft”). Cognate to Asturian moyar, Catalan mullar, French mouiller, Occitan molhar, Portuguese molhar, Romanian muia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈxaɾ/ [moˈxaɾ]

Verb

1. to moisten
2. to make wet, to wet
3. to toast (celebrate with a drink)

Derived terms

• mojado
• mojo
• mojón
• quien quiera peces, que moje el culo
• remojar

 

Related terms

• muelle
• mullir

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001