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

Coconuts are a delicious source of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, giving Andie’s mojito a nutritional boost. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025

Unique cocktail options include spiked slushies and a guava mojito. —Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025

International coffees Coffee drinkers are looking for new experiences and searching Yelp for such beverages as mojito coffee, and Vietnamese coconut coffee. —Fielding Buck, Boston Herald, 1 Jan. 2025

For a classic mojito and live performances of Cuban son, salsa, and bolero music, head to Café Taberna. —David Dodge, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 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