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

Known for its Ropa Vieja and variety of mojitos, this restaurant is a perfect warm weather spot. —Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2025

Try this cool mojito recipe idea for something completely different. —Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

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The culinary icon shared the most-clicked summer recipes on the Barefoot Contessa website, and the list is filled with crowd favorites like watermelon salad, mojitos, and chocolate cake. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 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