Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavored liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- From Spanish. (Wiktionary)
- Spanish, from the name Margarita, Margaret. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“However, you should definitely get at least one $18 margarita from the bar.”
“For seasonal libations, try a pumpkin margarita at Cecconi's or a pumpkin rum cocktail at Hatfield's.”
The Huffington Post: Pumpkin Day In Los Angeles: Where To Go For A Taste Of Fall
“An excellent margarita is incredibly easy, but it does require good ingredients.”
“Leonard sat in the cocktail lounge of the hotel sipping a margarita from a chilled glass.”
“The margarita was a drink Ann generally despised — she did not have a happy history with tequila (tonight would not improve that record).”
“Since the principal flavor of the margarita is the tequila, it's important to make sure you've got the best stuff you can get your hands on, so look for the "100% de agave" legend on the label of your bottle.”
“You CANNOT go to Fiesta Del Mar and not order a "margarita", unless you'd prefer their "tequilla"; we had the Blue Dessert and the El Boxeador, but I also had the Virgin Pina Colada, which I think was the best I've tasted in some time now!”
“She means well, but was young, saw her texting outside while our second salmon was waiting for us in the kitchen (we could see the plate through the door) and she has ZERO business mixing a cocktail ("Oh I just kept putting in more sour mix; I wasn't sure" she said of our "margarita"....)”
“When I say "margarita," I'm referring to the quintessential lime drink served on the rocks.”
“The word "margarita" is thrown around far too liberally.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘margarita’.
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songbirds
Names of girls in song titles. Not in the lyrics, just in the titles.
Just the name on the list, then the full title with any identifying notes in the comments, please.
Can be the same ...marianne, evie, lady d'arbanville, peggy sue, suzanne, dianne, boni maroni, miss molly, lola, mony, sadie, rita and 206 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Cocktails: Drink Up. The Night is Young!
Have some liquor to help the orange juice go down.
zombie, yellow bird, white russian, whiskey sour, vodka tonic, tom collins, tom and jerry, toasted almond, tequila sunrise, stinger, spritzer, sloe gin fizz and 62 more...
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Some Wednesday words
Just another arbitrary list of words that come up for me today, June 20 2007
tutelage, hobby horse, abracadabra, occipital, martinet, margarita, persona, cute, sharp, acute, confabulate, conspire and 97 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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happy hour
martini, bellini, mimosa, beer, seabreeze, cosmopolitan, manhattan, gin, bourbon, rum, tequila, amaretto and 71 more...
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cocktails I can prepare without consu...
martini, manhattan, bloody mary, champagne cocktail, screwdriver, old-fashioned, cosmopolitan, tom collins, mojito, white russian, daiquiri, margarita and 3 more...
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M is for Miss Scarlet
My M Words
macaroni, mad hatter, madcap, malarkey, margarita, marmalade, maverick, mekka-lekka hi me..., minx, miss scarlet, mister, mister splashy pants and 80 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for margarita.
chained_bear "Margarita" by Great Big Sea Feb 9, 2008