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

Finish the night with mojitos and music at the famous Cafe La Trova on Calle Ocho, and don’t miss jumping in on a free salsa dancing class at legendary Little Havana nightclub Ball & Chain, says Sharpe. —Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2025

The word mojito derives from the African word mojo, which means to cast a little spell. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025

Summer’s mojito and sundress isn’t this month’s chunky knit sweater or sip-worthy cocktail. —Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025

Developed in Cuba centuries ago, the mojito is a drink made from rum, sugar, lime, and mint. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 13 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