Meanings
Origin
- Latinmolliō“soften”
- Vulgar Latin*molliō“to soften by soaking”
- Spanishmojito
- Englishmojito
From Spanish mojito, diminutive of mojo (“sauce”), from mojar (“to moisten”), from Vulgar Latin *molliō (“to soften by soaking”), from Latin molliō (“soften”), from mollis (“soft”).
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Arabic مُوخِيتُو
- مُوخِيتُو (mūḵītū)Cuban cocktail
Chinese Mandarin 莫吉托, 莫希托
- 莫吉托 (mòjítuō)Cuban cocktail
- 莫希托 (mòxītuō)Cuban cocktail
Czech mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Esperanto moĥito
- moĥitoCuban cocktail
Finnish mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
French mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
German Mojito
- MojitoCuban cocktail
Greek μοχίτο
- μοχίτο (mochíto)Cuban cocktail
Hebrew מוֹחִיטוֹ
- מוֹחִיטוֹ (mokhito)Cuban cocktail
Icelandic móhító
- móhítóCuban cocktail
Italian mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Japanese モヒート
- モヒート (mohīto)Cuban cocktail
Korean 모히토
- 모히토 (mohito)Cuban cocktail
Lithuanian mochi̇̀tas
- mochi̇̀tasCuban cocktail
Polish mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Portuguese mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Russian мохи́то
- мохи́то (moxíto)Cuban cocktail
Slovak mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Spanish mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Swedish mojito
- mojitoCuban cocktail
Ukrainian мохі́то
- мохі́то (moxíto)Cuban cocktail
Cite this entry
APA
mojito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mojito
MLA
“mojito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mojito. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mojito,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mojito.
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