mozo

American  

[moh-zoh] / ˈmoʊ zoʊ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

plural

mozos

1. a waiter or male household servant.

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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

When they reached the children, Carmen sprang down from her horse and threw her bridle-rein to the mozo.

From The Mexican Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch

After the mozo left, Billy cut the halters from around their necks and brought them food and drink from the house.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman

"Who is there?" finally came a voice, evidently a mozo.

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

The interjections respectively fitted the wolf hound, her young mistress, and the mozo, as they appeared in the order named.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman