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margarita

/ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/

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What does margarita mean?

noun

  1. 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.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of margarita.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌmɑɹ.ɡəˈɹi.tə/

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The first act passed without incident, which did not surprise Carlotta's friends, because Margarita does not sing in this act.
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
There he first met Margarita, the young maiden whom he loved all his life.
Amy SteedmanKnights of Art: Stories of the Italian PaintersProject Gutenberg ebook #529
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Abundant on Magdalena and Santa Margarita Islands, western coast of Lower California.
John Merle CoulterA Preliminary Revision of the North American Species of Cactus, Anhalonium, and LophophoraProject Gutenberg ebook #1221
All the other editions of the Margarita in my possession are content with teaching, under the head of the Alphabet, that the Hebrew letters were invented by Adam.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505