mojadas

Mojadas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective mojado, meaning wet, soaked, or drenched. It agrees with feminine plural nouns, for example enchiladas mojadas, calles mojadas, and ropa mojada. The word is used across Spanish-speaking regions to describe objects, clothing, weather, or foods that have been moistened or saturated.

In culinary and everyday usage, mojadas describes dishes or situations that involve moisture or sauce. Common expressions include enchiladas mojadas (enchiladas drenched in sauce) and calles mojadas (wet streets), illustrating how the term can apply to both food and environment. The degree of moisture can range from lightly damp to heavily sauced, depending on the context and regional preference.

Grammatical notes: mojadas is the feminine plural form; equivalents are mojada (feminine singular), mojados (masculine plural), and mojado (masculine singular).

Etymology: derived from mojar, meaning to wet, with the participial suffix -ado.

Cultural context: The masculine form mojado has appeared in historical usage as a pejorative term for Mexican migrants who cross the U.S. border; the feminine mojada and plural mojadas are less commonly used in that sense, and such usage is considered offensive. In standard descriptive contexts, mojadas simply means wet or soaked and is used without connotation.

See also: Mojado, Mojada.