Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Margarita [mahr-guh-ree-tuh] ExamplesWord Origin noun (often lowercase)
- a cocktail made of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liqueur, usually served in a salt-rimmed glass.
Origin of Margarita 1960–65; American Spanish; apparently special use of Spanish Margarita Margaret Examples from the Web for margarita Contemporary Examples of margarita
Reading the expression on my face that must have conveyed something like “surely I can get a margarita at this place?”
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You
Jordan Salcito
April 5, 2014
“Our margarita machine was saved, miraculously,” Delamarter said.
Small Businesses Struggle to Survive After Sandy’s Wrath
Eliza Shapiro
November 23, 2012
Lawson serves this “pinkly foamy purée” drink in margarita glasses.
The Drink Hemingway Made Famous
Katie Workman
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Historical Examples of margarita
Dismissing Henry for the moment, Carmody recalled Margarita.
Hamlin Garland
Certainly not; if you want anybody to wait on me, send Margarita.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Margarita had contrived to gain my interest by the assiduity of her attentions.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
I only laughed, for not loving Margarita I was not jealous of her.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
When I got home I was so fortunate as to find Margarita in a deep sleep.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
British Dictionary definitions for margarita margarita noun
- a mixed drink consisting of tequila and lemon juice
Word Origin for margarita C20: from the woman’s name Margarita noun
- an island in the Caribbean, off the NE coast of Venezuela: pearl fishing. Capital: La Asunción
Word Origin and History for margarita Margarita n.
cocktail made with tequila, 1963, from the fem. proper name, the Spanish form of Margaret. Earlier “a Spanish wine” (1920).
