mojito

[moh-hee-toh]

noun

a cocktail made with rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint.

Origin of mojito

1930–35; < American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish mojo orange sauce or marinade < mojar to make wet

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Examples from the Web for mojito

Contemporary Examples of mojito

I order a mojito, and we smoke some cigars and watch the crowd of stylish, late-twenty-somethings mingling poolside.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires
Jeff Campagna
February 25, 2014
When Galliano sat down next to them afterward, he noted, a waitress came quickly with a mojito for the famous designer.
John Galliano in the Courtroom
Tracy McNicoll
June 23, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for mojito

mojito

noun plural -tos

a cocktail consisting of rum, sugar, lime, mint, and soda water

Word Origin for mojito

C20: Spanish, diminutive of mojo wet

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