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

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

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