mojigato
Spanish, adjective/moxiˈɡato/
mojigato is spelled M-O-J-I-G-A-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mojigato is a Spanish adjective meaning “sanctimonious (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Excesivamente afectado y apegado a las leyes de moralidad o religiosas”.
What does mojigato mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sanctimonious (making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically)
- 2
prim; prudish
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Excesivamente afectado y apegado a las leyes de moralidad o religiosas. 2. Disimulado, que afecta humildad o cobardía para lograr su intento en la ocasión. 3. Beato hazañero que hace escrúpulo de todo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mojigato
- mojigata feminine
- mojigatos masculine plural
- mojigatas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mojigato?
- /moxiˈɡato/
- [mo.xiˈɣ̞a.t̪o]
- [moxiˈɣ̞at̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mojigato
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mojigato in Spanish?
mojigato appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).