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margarita

margarita

97 4.4
An alcoholic drink made with tequila, orange liqueur and lime juice, served in a glass with a salt rim
  • noun
  • /ˌmɑːrɡəˈriːtə/
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  • On a hot summer day, nothing tastes better than a margarita with salt on the rim.
  • sipping margaritas

Be able to read while they were sipping Margarita.

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Examples

  • The nachos, they had that Margarita though, right?

  • I came back to the bar and ordered both a shot and another margarita.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • When she got back to the table, her second margarita was waiting for her.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • What I'd give for a hot shower and a cold margarita.

  • A bunch of us went out for too many margaritas last month.

  • Seeing them sitting here drinking their margaritas, no one would guess what they had been through.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A nice place, she thought contentedly, and the margarita was not the only reason, although it helped.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Remember when we had the lavender margaritas?

  • Frozen margaritas are a rooftop bar drink only.

  • Monday became Mexican Night, with dollar margaritas and all the rice and refried beans you could eat.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

cocktail
vsmargarita
288 2.8

A cold drink made by mixing different kinds of alcohol and other ingredients

a specific recipe using tequila, triple sec, lime, and a salted rim

Compounds

Fortunella margarita
  • Specialized
9.0

A small bush from East Asia that has oval kumquats with edible skin and a sweet-tart taste

How Alcoholic

margarita
97 4.4
Virgin Mary
1 3.5

Surface Forms

margarita singular
margaritas plural

Etymology

Margarita comes from the Spanish margarita meaning 'daisy'. Cocktails called 'daisy' mix a spirit, a sweet liqueur and citrus, so a margarita is the 'daisy' made with tequila, orange liqueur and lime, often served with a salt rim.