agarita

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/ˌæɡəˈɹiːtə//ˌɑ-/

noun

A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.

OriginSpanish agarita →
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Meanings

nounagarita (plural agaritas)

plural agaritas · alternative agarito

  1. USdialectalA rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.

    An agarito was cutting into me.

    2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 28
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    A cow would find no joy in scampering up craggy hills to nibble nothing more than an agarita bush.

    2007 June 17, Paula Disbrowe, “The Year of the Goat”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Spanishagarita
  2. Englishagarita

From American Spanish agarita, algarita et al., variants of agrito (“barberry”), probably from agrio (“sour”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with agarita

betametathetaritakiteetazetavitamargaritacheetahPetapitaCletadolce vitajalapeñoritamangoritaribollitaseltzeritaseñoritastrawberritavaquita
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Anagrams

Artiaga
Cite this entry
APA

agarita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agarita

MLA

“agarita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agarita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agarita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agarita.

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