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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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 Stop by before dinner for a mojito or a painkiller, or try a flight of the Jamaican rums, from Appleton Estate’s smooth 8 YO reserve, to the raw power of J. Wray & Nephew’s white overproof, at 63% alcohol. —

Sofia Perez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 What makes this mojito recipe especially stand out in flavor are the cranberry, mint sprig, and powdered sugar garnishes. —

Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024 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 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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