mojito

noun

mo·​ji·​to mō-ˈhē-tō 

plural mojitos

: a cocktail made of rum, sugar, mint, lime juice, and soda water

Examples of mojito in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Expect the typical mojitos and margaritas but also special cocktails like the Cacao Negroni, with Mijenta Reposado, Cascara vermouth, Campari and Creme de Cacao. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025

The signature drink is Madison Mojito: a refreshing twist on the classic mojito with a splash of champagne. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Other popular cocktails include a rum punch, mango and passion fruit mojitos, frozen pomegranate margaritas, and the Sandy Shandy, made with Sands Beer (another local favorite). —Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025

What to expect: New mocktails, like a mango mojito, blueberry ginger fizz and phony negroni. —Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Cuban Spanish, diminutive of mojo mojo

Note: The unsuffixed word mojo is recorded in the sense "bebida compuesta de ron, azúcar, limón y agua gaseosa" ("drink consisting of rum, sugar, lemon y soda water") in Un catauro de cubanismos: apuntes lexicográficos (Havana: 1923) by the Cuban essayist and scholar Fernando Ortiz, a collection originally published a year earlier in the journal Revista bimestre cubana.

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mojito

• bonito
• burrito
• capito
• mosquito
• negrito
• incognito
• peto
• veto