mojigato

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moxiˈɡato/ [mo.xiˈɣ̞a.t̪o]
Rhymes: -ato
Syllabification: mo‧ji‧ga‧to

Adjective

mojigato (feminine mojigata, masculine plural mojigatos, feminine plural mojigatas)

sanctimonious (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically)
prim; prudish
Synonym: pudibundo

Derived terms

mojigatería

See also

Further reading

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

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