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  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
  Margarita

  noun

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

margarita

American  

[mahr-guh-ree-tuh] / ˌmɑr gəˈri tə /

noun

• margaritas
  plural

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

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Margarita ¹ British  

/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə /

noun

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

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margarita ² British  

/ ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə /

noun

1. a mixed drink consisting of tequila and lemon juice

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• margaritas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of margarita

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

Example Sentences

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Following the show — billowing shapes, punk-y hair sculptures, all classically Collina — we walked into a whimsical picnic complete with a margarita fountain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

And on TikTok, all the girlies are having a “Practical Magic” autumn, posting fancams, outfit inspirations and indulging in the Owens’ famous midnight margarita tradition.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even a frozen 32-ounce margarita — a pandemic menu addition known as the “abuela” — at Arriba Arriba was magical in its own way.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

There are some great frozen cocktails on bar menus, like the mango-cilantro margarita & cream at Schmuck and Long Island Bar’s frozen cosmo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 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

With highly ranked schools such as St. John Bosco, Mater Dei and Santa Margarita on the schedule, playing weak schools in nonleague games does nothing but harm Orange Lutheran’s talented roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The last time Centennial coach Matt Logan was on the same field with Santa Margarita, his face with bright red at the Rose Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Defence Minister Margarita Robles also apologised to those in Ceuta who "may have felt, or who even still feel, abandoned or not sufficiently cared", as the government unveiled plans to overhaul the country's immigration laws.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

These two teams met in the Southern Section Division 1 final last season won by Santa Margarita 42-7.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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

There are also nods to the original throughout, with bubbling family tension, dark romantic "witchcore" fashion and the iconic midnight margaritas.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

“She would have loved to meet you. Birdie and your grandma are probably drinking margaritas in heaven, looking down and talking about what a fine kid you are.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy