margarita
/ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiː.tə/US/ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/
margarita noun: a cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
Noun (1)
margarita (countable and uncountable, plural margaritas)
- A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
- In the summer, he’s posted on the corner with his BMX sipping margarita from a styrofoam cup and in the winter he’s indoors with his PlayStation and blunt.2007 spring, Justine D., “Wanna Battle?”, in Mary H.K. Choi, editor, Missbehave, number 3, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Adrian Moeller, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21, column 1
- Synonyms:
- marg
Proper noun capitalized: Margarita
Margarita (plural Margaritas)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- “I didn’t think you loved me so much as this, my Margarita!” he said, in a broken voice. She did not answer, but she clung to him as a child clings to its mother, and the end was, they remained in town together. It seemed as though Fate interposed to prevent the two Margaritas meeting again.1874 December 26, Florence Marryat, “Fighting the Air”, in The Penny Despatch […], New Series, volume II, number 30, →OCLC, chapter XVI (Laurence Fane Is Ruined), page 474, column 1
Noun (2) capitalized: Margarita
Margarita (countable and uncountable, plural Margaritas)
- Alternative letter-case form of margarita.
- Anyway, hope you don’t get this coz you’re off somewhere cool, sipping Margarita and getting over yourself.2008, Rodge Glass, “A Postcard with a Picture of Three Bare Tanned Backsides Baking Under a Foreign Sun on One Side, and Some Very Small, Very Neat Handwriting on the Other”, in Hope for Newborns...
- You: Gray hair, 50-ish, dark red button-up shirt, black pants, sipping Margarita alone at table.2009 April 10, “A Shot in the Dark”, in Louis Black, editor, The Austin Chronicle, volume 28, number 32, Austin, Tex.: The Austin Chronicle Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 119, column 1
margarita meaning in Vietnamese
margarita in Vietnamese
- cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- margarita
Examples of margarita in a sentence
- Thick crust, not shy on salt, mashed potato-y in the middle, and paired with a blended margarita.
- The Seltzerita is fuzzy's signature frozen margarita that's spruced up with a can of lime-flavored hard seltzer.
- People always order a "skinny" margarita without knowing exactly what that means for the ingredients.
Synonyms of margarita
Forms of margarita
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | margaritas |
| alternative form | Margarita |
| plural | Margaritas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Margaritas |
Origin of margarita
Borrowed from Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita, and marguerite.
Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).
Borrowed from Spanish margarita.
Words formed from margarita
- applerita
- bananarita
- becharita
- beergarita
- beerita
- blackberrita
- blueberrita
- cinnamonrita
- cosmorita
- cranberrita
- cucumberita
- gingerita
- graperita
- habanerita
- Jägerita
- jalapeñorita
- kiwirita
- lagerita
- lemonrita
- limerita
- mangorita
- Margaritagate
- margatini
- melonrita
- mojitarita
- mojitorita
- orangerita
- peacharita
- pearita
- pepperita
- picklerita
- pineapplerita
- plumarita
- plumrita
- pomrita
- pumpkinrita
- raspberrita
- salsarita
- sangriarita
- seltzerita
- slusharita
- strawberrita
- vodkarita
- watermelonrita
- winearita
- yardarita
Phrases with margarita
Words that rhyme with margarita
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Questions about margarita
- What does margarita mean?
- Margarita means a cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
- What is margarita in Vietnamese?
- Margarita in Vietnamese is margarita. See Margarita meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is margarita?
- Margarita can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce margarita?
- Margarita is pronounced /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiː.tə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of margarita?
- The plural of margarita is margaritas.
Words near margarita in the dictionary
Source and license
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