different between mojo vs jojo

English

Etymology

Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (“witchcraft”), Fula moco'o (“medicine man”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mo?d?o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m??d???/
• Rhymes: -??d???

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.
5. (slang) Illegal drugs.
6. (slang, usually with "wire") A telecopier; a fax machine.

Translations

Anagrams

• JOMO, Jomo, jomo

Japanese

Romanization

mojo

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Lower Sorbian

Determiner

mojo

1. Superseded spelling of mójo.

Spanish

Etymology

From mojar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?moxo/, [?mo.xo]

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 (yo) present indicative form of mojar.

Further reading

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

Venetian

Alternative forms

• mójo

Adjective

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

1. wet
2. soaked

Related terms

• mojar

Czech

Noun

jojo n

1. yo-yo

Further reading

• jojo in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• jojo in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jojo/, [?jo?jo?]
• Rhymes: -ojo
• Syllabification: jo?jo

Noun

jojo

1. yo-yo

Declension

French

Etymology

Colloquial contraction of joli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o.?o/

Adjective

jojo (plural jojos)

1. (colloquial) cool, nice, good

Japanese

Romanization

jojo

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Marshallese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [t?o?z?o], (enunciated) [t?o t?o]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /t?ewt?ew/
• Bender phonemes: {j?wj?w}

Noun

jojo (construct form jojoin)

1. a chick

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [t???z??], (enunciated) [t?? t??]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /t??wt??w/
• Bender phonemes: {jewjew}

Noun

jojo (construct form jojoin)

1. a flying fish

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English yo-yo.

Noun

jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoer, definite plural jojoene)

1. a yo-yo

Etymology 2

From jo (“yes”), literally "yes-yes".

Interjection

jojo

1. An exclamation of disagreement or strongly reluctant agreement, often followed by a men (“but”) and a counterargument if the latter.

Related terms

• jo
• jaja
• joda

References

• “jojo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• yoyo

Etymology

From English yo-yo.

Noun

jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoar, definite plural jojoane)

1. a yo-yo

References

• “jojo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• jo-jo

Etymology

From English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?.j?/

Noun

jojo n (indeclinable)

1. yo-yo

Further reading

• jojo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

Noun

jojo n (genitive singular joja, nominative plural joja, jojá, genitive plural jojí, declension pattern of mesto)

1. yo-yo

Declension

Further reading

• jojo in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Etymology

From English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j??j?/

Noun

jojo c

1. yo-yo

Declension

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d??od??o]

Noun

jojo

1. uncle, aunt (younger sibling of a parent)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 24