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 Magnificent margaritas, mules, mojitos and, yes, the paloma, are super sippers. —

Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024 How to visit Phoenix Coqui Phoenix Coqui has a full bar with classic options like mojitos, piña coladas and their signature passionfruit margarita. —

Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2024 Got myself a non-alcoholic mojito with some extra pineapple juice ($7.50). —

Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2024 Or, play bartender for guests with a spicy tropical cocktail or a mojito that celebrates summer fruit. —

Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for mojito

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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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