Etymology

pearita

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Today it means: A pear-flavored margarita cocktail. Full definition →

English margarita ← Spanish margarita ← Latin margarīta
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The story

  1. Vulgar Latinpira
  2. Proto-West Germanic*peru
  3. Old Englishpere
  4. Middle Englishpere
  5. Englishpear
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥gás
  7. Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáh
  8. Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)
  10. Latinmargarīta
  11. Spanishmargarita
  12. Englishmargarita
  13. English todaypearita

Blend of pear + margarita.

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