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mojito

/moʊˈhi.toʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ji-to
IPA
/moʊˈhi.toʊ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mojito, *molliō, molliō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /moʊˈhi.toʊ/
  • British English: /məʊˈhiːtəʊ/

Inflected Forms

mojitos (plural)

Derived Forms

mockito mojitarita mojitorita mojitini mojitotini nojito

Questions

How do you pronounce mojito?
The recorded pronunciation is /moʊˈhi.toʊ/.
What does mojito mean?
A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.
Where does mojito come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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