margarita

CEFRB1

/ˌmɑː.ɡəˈɹiː.tə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Examples

  • I enjoy sipping on a margarita with salt around the rim.

  • I make a mean margarita.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Alternative letter-case form of margarita.

  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.

More examples

In context

  • In the summer, he’s posted on the corner with his BMX sipping margarita from a styrofoam cup and in the winter he’s indoors with his PlayStation and blunt.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

At the party, she ordered a refreshing blank with salt on the rim of the glass.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita, and marguerite.