First recorded in 1960–65; from Spanish; perhaps special use of Margarita, a woman's name; see Margaret
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In many U.S. cities, $20 cocktails are becoming the norm as bars try to offset higher labor and input costs with eye-watering margarita bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
I would start off with the caviar fries and a spicy margarita with a tajin rim.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Carney told the outlet he met the woman for a margarita to talk about town business, after dining with a group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
"I flagged the waiter and said, 'I don't mind a bit of salt in my margarita but I'm sipping this, and it feels like my blood pressure is going up."
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Some of your correspondents can, no doubt, inform us whether any analogous words to pearl and margarita exist in the Sanscrit?
From Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
"The queen came to say hello to us -- and I was wearing this dirty thing," said Margarita.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Resting in the sports hall in Villamanta, Margarita, 70, pointed to the stains on her T-shirt -- the same one she had been wearing for four days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Five people live with widow Margarita Mayora, 79.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Poly is in Pool C and the duo gets to take on receivers from Capistrano Valley, San Diego Lincoln, Servite and Santa Margarita.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
But no, it was Margarita, no last name given, wanting to see the dofa of the house, though she couldn’t say in relation to what.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Earlier this month, while Cinco de Mayo revelers were swan-diving into pitchers of margaritas, a few dozen diners gathered in Brooklyn, N.Y., to celebrate a more wholesome annual rite: the arrival of ramp season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
According to testimony in the criminal trial, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before the pair got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
America’s most middlebrow casual restaurant, with America’s squarest CEO, selling fried cheese and margaritas and fajita plates that you can eat off for days.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
"When everything is said and done, I think we're all gonna go get margaritas and just have a good cry."
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
“Well, send her my regards. The garden club just isn’t the same anymore. We all still think about those margaritas she would bring.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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