mozo
[ moh-zoh ]
/ ˈmoʊ zoʊ /
noun, plural mo·zos.Southwestern U.S.
a waiter or male household servant.
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Origin of mozo
1830–40; <Spanish: literally, youth, servant, of obscure origin
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