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单词 mojado
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mojadon.

Brit. /mə(ʊ)ˈhɑːdəʊ/, U.S. /moʊˈhɑdoʊ/
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish mojado.
Etymology: < Mexican Spanish mojado, specific use of Spanish mojado wet < mojar to wet (see moil v.). Compare wet n.1 7, wetback n.
U.S. colloquial.
A Mexican immigrant who enters the United States illegally. Cf. wetback n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > immigrant > illegal > other specific
illegitimate1827
wetback1920
overstayer1959
mojado1971
wet1973
1971 San Antonio (Texas) Express & News 15 Aug. 6 b/6 The illegal entrant generally refers to himself as a ‘mojado’ or an ‘alambrista’.
1980 Business Week (Nexis) 23 June 80 The young mojados (wetbacks)..disrupt their communities while turning a dollar for the Anglo.
1990 M. Davis City of Quartz v. 315 The kids of the mojados look jealously at the power and notoriety of Cripdom.
1994 Hispanic Mar. 33/1 I'd like to show the world that not all illegal aliens, or mojados as they call us, are bad. That we too can overcome obstacles and succeed in this country.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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