mojito

noun

mo·​ji·​to mō-ˈhē-tō How to pronounce mojito (audio)
plural mojitos
: a cocktail made of rum, sugar, mint, lime juice, and soda water

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Energize yourself with an afternoon pick-me-up from Kesh Cup and grab a coffee, smoothie, or mojito to-go. Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025 People had seen Nour’s Cafe’s Instagram post advertising a specialty drink: fluffy pink cotton candy clouds atop colorful, nonalcoholic mojitos. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025 Expect the typical mojitos and margaritas but also special cocktails like the Cacao Negroni, with Mijenta Reposado, Cascara vermouth, Campari and Creme de Cacao. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 The signature drink is Madison Mojito: a refreshing twist on the classic mojito with a splash of champagne. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 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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“Mojito.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mojito. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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