Etymology

margarita

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Spanish margarita ← Latin margarīta ← Ancient Greek μαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)
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margarita · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥gás
  2. Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáh
  3. Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekμαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)
  5. Latinmargarīta
  6. Spanishmargarita
  7. English todaymargarita

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

Margarita · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · derived fromMargarita“Margaret”
  2. English todayMargarita

Borrowed from the Latin and Spanish Margarita (“Margaret”).

Margarita · noun3

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥gás
  2. Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáh
  3. Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekμαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)
  5. Latinmargarīta
  6. Spanishmargarita
  7. English todayMargarita

Borrowed from Spanish margarita.

Words from the same roots

Spanishmargarita all →

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