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mojo

nomverbenomnomattesté dans les dialogues

  • Royaume-Uni//ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ//
  • États-Unis//ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ//

A magic spell or hex.

nom

  1. 1

    A magic spell or hex.

  2. 2

    An object (such as a charm or amulet) used to cast magic spells, especially in hoodoo.

    A doney, for instance, is a woman of worse than doubtful morals, and a nation sack is a cloth pouch worn on a string around the neck for holding mojos and small change.

  3. 3

    Spellcraft, hoodoo.

  4. 4

    familierSupernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power.

    I haven’t seen much mojo in the state Legislature for that or any other major intervention, though. Hey, lawmakers, you should check out the test scores for your own school districts. It might be yours are needing some help, too, maybe even more so than Seattle.

  5. 5

    argotPersonal magnetism; charm; that which makes one successful and liked, viewed as an inherent power that can be present or absent.

    Still reeling from the 2023 Voice loss, Albanese struggled until the start of this year to regain his mojo. Polls relentlessly showed the prime minister was on the nose with voters weary over the cost of living.

  6. 6

    argotSex appeal; sex drive.

    Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.

  7. 7

    argotAn illegal drug, especially morphine or other narcotics.

  8. 8

    argotA telecopier; a fax machine.

Étymologie

Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (“witchcraft”), Fula moco'o (“medicine man”). The origin of the drug sense is uncertain, possibly related to Spanish mojar (“to toast (celebrate with a drink)”).

verbe

  1. 1

    familierTo cast a magic spell on or jinx (someone).

  2. 2

    familierTo annoy or bother (someone).

nom

  1. 1

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

    I know I want one more satisfying starch, and I’m debating between Yewande Komolafe’s plantains with beans and Von Diaz’s yuca coated in a warm, garlicky mojo.

Étymologie

Borrowed from Spanish mojo.

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  1. 1

    Variante de moioAlternative form of moio (“Portuguese dry measure”).

Formes

pluriel
mojos, mojoes
passé
mojoed
participe passé
mojoed
participe présent
mojoing
3ᵉ personne du singulier
mojos
Les pages voisinesL'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.

Contenu lexical issu du Wiktionary, sous licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · Entrée d'origine · Version des données 2026-08-23

Rang parmi les mots du corpus OpenSubtitles 2018 — des sous-titres de films et de séries, donc de la langue parlée et non écrite (CC BY-SA 3.0).