margarita
noun
Sometimes Margarita a cocktail made of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur, usually served in a salt-rimmed glass.
margarita
American
[mahr-guh-ree-tuh]
/ ˌmɑr gəˈri tə /
noun
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margaritas
plural
Margarita
1
British
/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə /
noun
margarita
2
British
/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of margarita
First recorded in 1960–65; from Spanish; perhaps special use of Margarita, a woman's name; see Margaret
Vocabulary lists containing margarita
Example Sentences
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“It’s also good on butter and toast,” he said, and for the rim of a margarita.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Now that I think about it, pickle margarita is a million dollar idea.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Once the bartender spots me, she starts preparing a margarita — with lots of love, as she likes to describe it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
There’s a proposal to turn Jimmy Buffett’s Key West recording studio into a margarita bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 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 George Bell
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
"The queen came to say hello to us -- and I was wearing this dirty thing," said Margarita.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The distinctive photography sets it apart cinematically from other films in this genre — just like Margarita herself, who visually stands out from the other girls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The pair are inseparable, with Margarita accompanying her mother to chemotherapy treatments and their own special celebration rituals involving karaoke and sharing combo platters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Margarita scowled at the large bill I pressed into her hand.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
As the quiet counterparts to ocean liners, river cruises offer a world of classical pianists over thumping bass, Gothic palaces over Bahamian private islands, and fine Barolo instead of margaritas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Stephen suggested Kie-Gol-Lanee, our neighborhood Oaxacan restaurant, where the mole is rich, the tamarind margaritas are dangerous and the frijoles arrive with a bowl of chips that seem to disappear on their own.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
There was a sandwich shop built in an ersatz Alamo and imitation of San Antonio’s Riverwalk with a Mexican restaurant that offered both classic and frozen margaritas.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
The Mexican food scene outside Milwaukee and maybe Racine is still mostly combo plates washed down with massive margaritas, or cartoonishly big burritos in the Chipotle model.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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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