First recorded in 1960–65; from Spanish; perhaps special use of Margarita, a woman's name; see Margaret
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Now that I think about it, pickle margarita is a million dollar idea.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Refueling on steak frites and a margarita, he spoke with the same focused intensity he brings to the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
A recruit from Chi-Chi’s developed a signature margarita and the restaurant quickly made money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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 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
Sandy desperately wants Margarita to get a job but her first steps toward independence come when she spies a hobby horse rehearsal and becomes fixated on joining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“You know, I don’t even think you go to Santa Margarita High School!”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
According to testimony, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before they got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
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
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
"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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