Margarita
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of margarita. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Anyway, hope you don’t get this coz you’re off somewhere cool, sipping Margarita and getting over yourself."
- 3 a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice wordnet
- 1 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."
Synonyms
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More examples"I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim."
Etymology
From Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita, and marguerite.
Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).
From Spanish margarita.
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