Mojito Definition

mō-hētō
mojitos
noun
An iced cocktail made of white rum, soda water, sugar, lime juice, and crushed mint leaves.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mojito

Noun

Singular:
mojito
Plural:
mojitos

Origin of Mojito

  • From Cuban-Spanish mojo (“sauce"), from mojar (“to moisten"), from hypothetical Vulgar Latin molliāre ("to soften by soaking"), from Latin molliō (“soften"), from mollis (“soft").

    From Wiktionary

  • Cuban Spanish from diminutive of Spanish mojo sauce from mojar to moisten, to dip from Vulgar Latin molliāre to soften by wetting moil

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mojito Sentence Examples

  • Garnish your mojito with a lime slice and mint leaves.

  • It is a mixture of mint, bourbon, sugar and water that is prepared similarly to the Mojito.

  • A great way to enjoy a summer's evening is to set up the beach chairs and get out your Mojito recipe.

  • The restaurant's bar specializes in martinis and mojitos, such as a guava grapefruit mojito.

  • It is said that the word Mojito comes from the African word Mojo, which is defined as a spell...so, Mojito means to put a little spell on someone.

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