margarita

[ mahr-guh-ree-tuh ]

noun

1. Sometimes Margarita. a cocktail made of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur, usually served in a salt-rimmed glass.

Margarita

¹

/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə /

noun

1. an island in the Caribbean, off the NE coast of Venezuela: pearl fishing. Capital: La Asunción

margarita

²

/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə /

noun

1. a mixed drink consisting of tequila and lemon juice

Word History and Origins

Origin of margarita¹

First recorded in 1960–65; from Spanish; perhaps special use of Margarita, a woman's name; Margaret

Word History and Origins

Origin of margarita¹

C20: from the woman's name

Example Sentences

Bring food from any restaurant at the Wharf, but adult beverages, including beers and margaritas, must be purchased from Cantina Bambina’s outdoor bars.

From Washington Post

A request for a margarita, “up, no salt,” was followed by tequila and lime on ice and a glass with a salted rim.

From Washington Post

That’s a great place to stop for fish tacos and a margarita.

From Outside Online

On a sunny afternoon, I made margaritas while we feasted on smoked-chicken sliders.

From Outside Online

Use the 64-ounce container to whip up large batches of margaritas or soup.

From Popular-Science

Of course, Kim Jong-Un takes an image hit as a Katy Perry-obsessed, margarita-drinking maniac with daddy issues.

From The Daily Beast

Reading the expression on my face that must have conveyed something like “surely I can get a margarita at this place?”

From The Daily Beast

“That was quintessential Breitbart,” Irby said, sipping on a “Wave,” a frozen margarita swirled with sangria.

From The Daily Beast

“Our margarita machine was saved, miraculously,” Delamarter said.

From The Daily Beast

The pineapple margarita, well, I prefer my tequila resposado and on the rocks.

From The Daily Beast

Infuriated by his failure, the little monster butchered the royal officers of Margarita.

From Project Gutenberg

Seventeen days later they sighted the island of Margarita, where there was a Spanish post.

From Project Gutenberg

On the eel-grass are to be found Lacuna vincta and the delicate iridescent little shells of Margarita helicina.

From Project Gutenberg

The names of some of the inmates on this date are Ruth, Elsie, and Margarita.

From Project Gutenberg

For a long time Margarita was attached to Cumana, but in the eighteenth century it was made administratively independent.

From Project Gutenberg