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

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While there isn’t a signature zero-proof cocktail listed, the bartenders can expertly whip up a non-alcoholic blackberry mojito or something else to your liking. —

Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024 Calming blends include apricot amaretto, blueberry merlot, and mojito marmalade—a nod to their favorite cocktails. —

Malia Griggs, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024 The refreshing mix of BACARDÍ Superior Rum, lime, and mojito syrup makes this cocktail perfect for a chilling refreshment. —

Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 Mojito Mischief Mojito Mischief takes the classic mojito and adds an eerie touch, with green boba pearls that look like spooky eyes floating in the glass. —

Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mojito

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

Time Traveler

The first known use of mojito was in 1934

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