name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
margarita
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiː.tə/
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General-American: /ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/
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rhymes with -iːtə
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CMU ARPABET: M AA2 R G ER0 IY1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of margarita.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cocktail
History
Etymology
Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáhder. Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.? Ancient Greek μαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)der. Latin margarītader. Spanish margaritabor. English margarita Borrowed from Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita, and marguerite.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáhder. Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.? Ancient Greek μαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)der. Latin margarītader. Spanish margaritabor. English Margarita Borrowed from Spanish margarita.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 瑪格麗塔 /玛格丽塔 (maa5 gaak3 lai6 taa3) — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- Chinese Mandarin: 瑪格麗塔 /玛格丽塔 (mǎgélìtǎ) — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- German: Margarita — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- Japanese: マルガリータ (marugarīta) — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- Spanish: margarita — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- Swedish: margarita — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
- Vietnamese: margarita — cocktail with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime
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