different between mojo vs mofo

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 Superseded spelling of mójo.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

English

Alternative forms

• mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m??f??/
• Rhymes: -??f??

Etymology

Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking.

Noun

mofo (plural mofos)

1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucker.

   Man, he's a big mofo.

Adjective

mofo (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.

   Man, he's got a big mofo truck.

Adverb

mofo (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.

Anagrams

• FOMO, FoMO, foom, moof

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic or either of Germanic origin: compare Portuguese mofo, Spanish moho, Italian muffa (“mould”), German Muff (“mouldy smell”), Dutch muf (“musty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mo.f?]

Noun

mofo m (plural mofos)

1. mold
2. moss

   Synonym: musgo

References

• “mofo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “mofo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mofo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• môfo (obsolete, noun only)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil, Portugal) IPA^(key): /?mo.fu/

Etymology 1

From Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”)

Noun

mofo m (plural mofos)

1. mold
2. the smell of mold
3. must (the property of being stale or musty)
4. (phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)

Etymology 2

From mofar.

Verb

mofo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of mofar

Spanish

Verb

mofo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mofar.

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English mouth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mo.fo/

Noun

mofo

1. mouth