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)

1. sanctimonious (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically)
2. prim; prudish

   Synonym: pudibundo

Derived terms

• mojigatería

 

See also

• hipócrita
• santurrón

 

Further reading

• “mojigato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10