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

There, amid the paradise vibes, a couple of pineapple and basil mojitos might naturally lead to a meal of wahoo tataki, pork dumplings, and prawn curry enlivened with peppers and herbs grown in Kokomo’s on-site 5.5-acre organic farm. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023

Add on a slice of pumpkin pie ($9.95) or a cranberry mojito ($15). —Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024

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

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