Definition of mojito in English:
mojito
nounPlural mojitos mə(ʊ)ˈhiːtəʊmōˈhēdō
A cocktail consisting of white rum, lime or lemon juice, sugar, mint, ice, and carbonated or soda water.
Example sentencesExamples
- No matter what time of year you go to Cuba there will be music and wonderful cocktails - Cuba Libres, daiquiris and mojitos - based on the island's native rum.
- ‘That doesn't make sense,’ Raoul said to me one evening over mojitos, the Cuban national cocktail.
- With a cocktail list that has everything from a peppered strawberry martini to a passionfruit mojito, you can get your five portions of fruit and veg without resorting to salad.
- We got pitchers of mojitos and sangria, and I was tipsy in about three minutes.
- Mint fans should try a mojito, the classic rum cocktail of Cuba, another delightfully decadent holiday drink.
Origin
1930s: Cuban Spanish, from mojo2 + diminutive suffix -ito.