Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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mojo

UK /ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ/ · US /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/ noun, verb

Forms mojos mojoes mojoing mojoed

  1. noun (countable) A magic spell or hex.
  2. noun (countable) An object (such as a charm or amulet) used to cast magic spells, especially in hoodoo.
  3. noun (uncountable) Spellcraft, hoodoo.
  4. noun (informal) Supernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power.
  5. noun (slang) Personal magnetism; charm; that which makes one successful and liked, viewed as an inherent power that can be present or absent.
  6. noun (slang) Sex appeal; sex drive. “Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.”
  7. noun (slang) An illegal drug, especially morphine or other narcotics.
  8. noun (slang, usually with "wire") A telecopier; a fax machine.
  9. verb (transitive, informal) To cast a magic spell on or jinx (someone).
  10. verb (transitive, informal) To annoy or bother (someone).
  11. noun Any of various sauces originating in the Canary Islands and made with olive oil, peppers, garlic, paprika, and other spices.

Synonyms

enchantment incantation spell cantrip chantment charm conjuration craft dwimmer hex magic magic spell makutu obeah pishogue rune spellword wanga fetish juju

Etymology

Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (“witchcraft”), Fula moco'o (“medicine man”). The origin of the drug sense is uncertain, possibly related to Spanish mojar (“to toast (celebrate with a drink)”).

Borrowed from Spanish mojo.

Sources: Wiktionary — from the Wiktionary entry “mojo”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details