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mojar

Pronunciation: /moˈxaɾ/

“mojar” is a Spanish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to make wet, to wet
  2. to dip (+ en)
  3. to toast (celebrate with a drink)

In Spanish

  1. Impregnar o cubrir algo con un líquido.
  2. Ofrecer un convite para celebrar una ocasión feliz.
  3. Evacuar del organismo la orina u otra secreción a través de la uretra.
  4. Sobornar.
  5. Dar de puñaladas a uno.
  6. Hacer que el balón ingrese en la portería rival.
  7. Introducirse o tener parte en una dependencia o negocio.
  8. Tener las moléculas de una sustancia mayor afinidad con otra que entre ellas mismas.
  9. Mantener relaciones sexuales, en especial un varón.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“soak”), a verb based on Latin mollis (“soft”). Compare Catalan mullar, Portuguese molhar, French mouiller.

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