mojito

English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /moʊˈhi.toʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məʊˈhiːtəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

mojito (plural mojitos)

2. A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.

Derived terms

• mockito
• moijitoless
• nojito

Translations

Cuban cocktail

• Arabic: مُوخِيتُو m (mūḵītū)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 莫吉托 (zh) (mòjítuō), 莫希托 (mòxītuō)

• Czech: mojito n
• Esperanto: moĥito
• Finnish: mojito
• French: mojito (fr) m
• German: Mojito m
• Greek: μοχίτο (el) n (mochíto)
• Hebrew: מוֹחִיטוֹ (mokhito)
• Italian: mojito (it) m
• Japanese: モヒート (mohīto)
• Korean: 모히토 (mohito)
• Lithuanian: mochi̇̀tas m
• Polish: mojito (pl) n
• Portuguese: mojito m
• Russian: мохи́то (ru) m (moxíto)
• Slovak: mojito n
• Spanish: mojito (es) m
• Swedish: mojito c
• Ukrainian: мохі́то m (moxíto)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoxɪto], [ˈmoxiːto]
• Hyphenation: mo‧ji‧to

Noun

mojito n

1. mojito (Cuban cocktail)

Declension

Declension of mojito (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	mojito	mojita
genitive	mojita	mojit
dative	mojitu	mojitům
accusative	mojito	mojita
vocative	mojito	mojita
locative	mojitu	mojitech
instrumental	mojitem	mojity

Further reading

• “mojito”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːˈɦi.toː/, /moːˈxi.toː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: mo‧ji‧to
• Rhymes: -itoː

Noun

mojito m (plural mojito's, diminutive mojitootje n)

1. mojito

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish mojito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmohito/, [ˈmo̞ɦit̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ohito

Noun

mojito

1. mojito (mixed drink)

Declension

Inflection of mojito (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		mojito	mojitot
genitive		mojiton	mojitojen
partitive		mojitoa	mojitoja
illative		mojitoon	mojitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mojito	mojitot
accusative	nom.	mojito	mojitot
	gen.	mojiton
genitive		mojiton	mojitojen
partitive		mojitoa	mojitoja
inessive		mojitossa	mojitoissa
elative		mojitosta	mojitoista
illative		mojitoon	mojitoihin
adessive		mojitolla	mojitoilla
ablative		mojitolta	mojitoilta
allative		mojitolle	mojitoille
essive		mojitona	mojitoina
translative		mojitoksi	mojitoiksi
abessive		mojitotta	mojitoitta
instructive		—	mojitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mojito (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mojitoni mojitoni accusative nom. mojitoni mojitoni gen. mojitoni genitive mojitoni mojitojeni partitive mojitoani mojitojani inessive mojitossani mojitoissani elative mojitostani mojitoistani illative mojitooni mojitoihini adessive mojitollani mojitoillani ablative mojitoltani mojitoiltani allative mojitolleni mojitoilleni essive mojitonani mojitoinani translative mojitokseni mojitoikseni abessive mojitottani mojitoittani instructive — — comitative — mojitoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mojitosi mojitosi accusative nom. mojitosi mojitosi gen. mojitosi genitive mojitosi mojitojesi partitive mojitoasi mojitojasi inessive mojitossasi mojitoissasi elative mojitostasi mojitoistasi illative mojitoosi mojitoihisi adessive mojitollasi mojitoillasi ablative mojitoltasi mojitoiltasi allative mojitollesi mojitoillesi essive mojitonasi mojitoinasi translative mojitoksesi mojitoiksesi abessive mojitottasi mojitoittasi instructive — — comitative — mojitoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mojitomme mojitomme accusative nom. mojitomme mojitomme gen. mojitomme genitive mojitomme mojitojemme partitive mojitoamme mojitojamme inessive mojitossamme mojitoissamme elative mojitostamme mojitoistamme illative mojitoomme mojitoihimme adessive mojitollamme mojitoillamme ablative mojitoltamme mojitoiltamme allative mojitollemme mojitoillemme essive mojitonamme mojitoinamme translative mojitoksemme mojitoiksemme abessive mojitottamme mojitoittamme instructive — — comitative — mojitoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mojitonne mojitonne accusative nom. mojitonne mojitonne gen. mojitonne genitive mojitonne mojitojenne partitive mojitoanne mojitojanne inessive mojitossanne mojitoissanne elative mojitostanne mojitoistanne illative mojitoonne mojitoihinne adessive mojitollanne mojitoillanne ablative mojitoltanne mojitoiltanne allative mojitollenne mojitoillenne essive mojitonanne mojitoinanne translative mojitoksenne mojitoiksenne abessive mojitottanne mojitoittanne instructive — — comitative — mojitoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mojitonsa mojitonsa accusative nom. mojitonsa mojitonsa gen. mojitonsa genitive mojitonsa mojitojensa partitive mojitoaan mojitoansa mojitojaan mojitojansa inessive mojitossaan mojitossansa mojitoissaan mojitoissansa elative mojitostaan mojitostansa mojitoistaan mojitoistansa illative mojitoonsa mojitoihinsa adessive mojitollaan mojitollansa mojitoillaan mojitoillansa ablative mojitoltaan mojitoltansa mojitoiltaan mojitoiltansa allative mojitolleen mojitollensa mojitoilleen mojitoillensa essive mojitonaan mojitonansa mojitoinaan mojitoinansa translative mojitokseen mojitoksensa mojitoikseen mojitoiksensa abessive mojitottaan mojitottansa mojitoittaan mojitoittansa instructive — — comitative — mojitoineen mojitoinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mojito.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /mo.ʁi.to/, /mɔ.ʁi.to/
• (Wallonia) IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʒi.to/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

mojito m (plural mojitos)

1. mojito (mixed drink)

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish mojito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈi.to/, (careful style) /moˈxi.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: mo‧ji‧to

Noun

mojito m (invariable)

1. mojito

Polish

mojito

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish mojito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈxi.tɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -itɔ
• Syllabification: mo‧ji‧to

Noun

mojito n (indeclinable)

1. mojito (Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.)

Further reading

• mojito in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• mojito in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From mojo +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈxito/ [moˈxi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: mo‧ji‧to

Noun

mojito m (plural mojitos)

1. mojito

Descendants

Descendants

• → Chinese: 莫吉托 (mòjítuō), 莫希托 (mòxītuō)
• → Dutch: mojito
• → English: mojito
• → Finnish: mojito
• → French: mojito
• → German: Mojito
• → Greek: μοχίτο (mochíto)
• → Hebrew: מוֹחִיטוֹ (mokhito)
• → Japanese: モヒート (mohīto)
• → Korean: 모히토 (mohito)
• → Polish: mojito
• → Portuguese: mojito
• → Russian: мохи́то (moxíto)

Further reading

• “mojito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Swedish

Noun

mojito c

1. mojito (cocktail)

   Mojito smakar mynta

   Mojito tastes like mint