mozo

American  

[moh-zoh] / ˈmoʊ zoʊ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

mozos plural

1. a waiter or male household servant.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• mozos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of mozo

1830–40; < Spanish: literally, youth, servant, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

For two weeks the moody mozo denied everything.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the best-looking mozo in all Galicia. 

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

Yes, señor," he heard the mozo say, "they are expecting you.

From The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes by Fowler, Frank

Murgu�a dismissed the mozo, himself poured the cognac, and begged the honor of drinking health and many pesetas to his two “friends.”

From The Missourian by Lyle, Eugene P. (Eugene Percy)

Towards daylight I took a nap beside a rivulet, and with the sun arose, and had a delicious dip in the pure water—all the reasoning powers of my ancient mozo to the contrary.

From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)