gingerita

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noun

A margarita cocktail made with ginger.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

noungingerita (plural gingeritas)

plural gingeritas

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥gás
  13. Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáh
  14. Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekμαργᾰρῑ́της (margărī́tēs)
  16. Latinmargarīta
  17. Spanishmargarita
  18. Englishmargarita
  19. Englishgingerita

Blend of ginger + margarita.

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APA

gingerita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingerita

MLA

“gingerita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingerita. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gingerita,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingerita.

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