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/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• 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

magic charm or spell

• German: Magie (de) f, Zauber (de) m
• Hungarian: varázslat (hu), mágia (hu), (words) varázsige (hu), (object) amulett (hu)
• Portuguese: mágica (pt), magia (pt)
• Spanish: magia (es) f, encanto (es) m

supernatural skill or luck

• Hungarian: varázserő (hu), bűverő (hu)

personal magnetism; charm

• German: Charme (de) m
• Hungarian: vonzerő (hu)

sex appeal; sex drive

• Hungarian: szexepil (hu), csáberő, vonzerő (hu)

illegal drugs

• Hungarian: kábítószer (hu), narkó (hu), anyag (hu), fű (hu)

fax machine

• Hungarian: faxgép, fax (hu)

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

Noun

mojo (plural mojos)

1. Alternative form of moio (“Portuguese dry measure”)

Anagrams

• JOMO, Jomo, jomo

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 Superseded spelling of mójo.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

• moje

Derived terms

• mojito

Verb

mojo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mojar

Further reading

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

Venetian

Alternative forms

• mójo

Adjective

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

1. wet
2. soaked

Related terms

• mojar