Margarita

Definition: Margarita

Margarita

Noun

1. Tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice.

"Margarita" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a pearl".

Date "margarita" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Specialty Definition: Margarita

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Margarita or "marguerita" is the most common of tequila-based cocktails. Mix three parts of tequila, two of an orange flavored liquor such as Cointreau, or Grand Marnier and one of fresh lime juice in an ice-filled shaker and serve in salt-rimmed cocktail glasses. May be served either on the rocks, frozen or strained.
The budget conscious may substitute triple sec for Cointreau.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Margarita."

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Saint Margarita

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Saint Margarita, virgin and martyr, is celebrated by the Church of Rome on July 20, but her feast formerly fell on the 13th, and her story is almost identical, even in the proper names, with that of the Greek St. Marina (July 17). She was of Antioch (in the Greek story, Antioch of Pisidia), daughter of a priest Aedesius. She lived in the country with a foster mother, scorned by her father for her Christian faith, and keeping sheep. Olybrius the "praeses Orientis" sees her, and offers her his hand as the price of renunciation of Christianity. Her refusal leads to her being cruelly tortured, and after various miraculous incidents, in which a heavenly dove plays a prominent part, she is put to death.
Women prayed to St. Margarita for easy deliverance. It has been shown by H. Usener (Legenden der heiligen Pelagia, Bonn, 1879) that this legend belongs to a group of various narratives which all have their root in a transition of the Semitic Aphrodite into a Christian penitent or saint. Of these legends that of St. Pelagi is perhaps the most important. Marina is a translation of Pelagia, and both are epithets of Aphrodite as she was worshipped on the coasts of the Levant. Pelagia in the legend has Margarita as her second name. The association of the marine goddess with the pearl is obvious, and the images of Aphrodite were decked with these jewels.

From the 9th edition (1883) of an unnamed encyclopedia.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Saint Margarita."

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Crosswords: Margarita

Etymologies containing "margarita": Margaritiferous. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Margarita" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (pearl), Portuguese (marguerite), Spanish (daisy, Margaret, Marguerite, ox-eye daisy, Pearl).

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Modern Usage: Margarita

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Do it John, do it. Then we can go to the beach! I know a place with naked Sebacean girls and margarita shooters (Farscape; writing credit: Olivier Cauvin) You're a real pal for pouring some margarita salt on the wound there (Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick; writing credit: Sam Raimi)
Movie/TV Titles	Margarita y el lobo (1969) Poia einai i Margarita (1961) Al sur de Margarita (1954) Armando y su padre Margarita (1939) Margarita and the Mission Funds (1913)
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Commercial Usage: Margarita

Domain	Title
Books	Effective Programs for Latino Students: Edited by Robert E. Slavin, Margarita Calderon (reference) Freeze My Margarita (reference) Margaret and Margarita / Margarita y Margaret (reference) Margarita, está linda la mar (reference) Rancho Santa Margarita Remembered: An Oral History (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	Libbey Cancun Margarita 7-Piece Set (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Image Slideshow: Margarita

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Photo Album: Margarita

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Pl. XXXV. 130. Echiostoma barbatum, Lowe. From N. Lat. 39.2, W. Lon. 72.1, at 636 fathoms. 131. Echiostoma margarita, Goode and Bean. From N. Lat. 28.6, W. Lon. 87.0, at 420 fathoms. 132. Opostomias micripnus, Gunther. From Gunther, Challenger Report, Vol. XXII. 133. Grammatostomias dentatus, Goode and Bean. From N. Lat. 38.3, W. Lon. 69.0, at 2069 fathoms. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.		Is christened by Mrs. Margarita Coll de Santori, during launching ceremonies at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 6 September 1941. Credit: NAVY.
	Photographed prior to World War I. Previously named Semiramis, then Margarita, she was acquired by the Navy on 30 June 1917 and commissioned on 12 October 1917 as USS Narada (SP-161). After use in experimental submarine signal work she was returned to her owner on 4 February 1919. Credit: NAVY.		De la enfanta Dona Margarita de Austria. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Digital Photo Gallery: Margarita


"Margarita girls" by Igor Beres Commentary: "Photo is a snapshot taken @ Carlos and Charles , Mexico."	"Margarita rastafarita" by Ibon San Martin Commentary: "Just somes maragaritas."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Margarita".

Play	Caption
	Blender; blending; blended; blends; motor; Cuisinart; whirl; whirling; chop; chopping; mix; mixing; liquefy; liquefying; daiquiri; margarita; blended drink; cocktail; pina colada.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Margarita

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		SENECA serves about 90,000 customers on the resort islands of Margarita, Coche and Cubagua. (references)
		SENECA (Sistema Electrico del Estado Nueva Esparta) has been owned by CMS Energy since 1998, and covers the Margarita, Coche and Cubagua Islands. (references)
		The main investments were in temporary addition of 40 MW of diesel turbines, the installation of 70 MW of permanent base-load capacity on Margarita Island, and the repair of the submarine cable. (references)
Economic History	Venezuela	The two existing free trade zones are the Paraguana Peninsula on Venezuela's northwest coast (industrial) and Margarita Island (commercial). (references)
	Venezuela	The airports are under state government control, with the exception of two privately owned international general aviation airports and one, on Margarita Island, managed under a concession. (references)
	Venezuela	Venezuela has three free ports that also enjoy exemptions from most tariff duties: Margarita Island, Maracaibo and, the most recent addition to this list established in May 1999, Santa Elena de Uairén in the state of Bolivar. (references)
Human Rights	Guatemala	The court acquitted Margarita Lopez, the Bishop's cook. (references)
	Colombia	The investigation continues of the April 2000 murder of specialized jurisdiction prosecutor Margarita Maria Pulgarin Trujillo in Medellin; AUC members were the prime suspects in her killing. (references)
	Peru	The case of former SIE agent Luisa Margarita Zanatta Muedas, who fled the country in 1998, after allegedly providing information regarding SIE wiretapping operations, remained pending at year's end. (references)
Trade	Venezuela	Another is the duty-free area comprised of the entire island of Margarita. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Margarita

"Margarita" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 92.86% of the time. "Margarita" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	92.86%	26	68,323
Noun (singular)	7.14%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	28	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Margarita

The following table summarizes the usage of "margarita" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Margarita	First name Female	59,000	306
Margarita	Last name	100	81,516
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Margarita

"Margarita" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a pearl".

The following table summarizes names related to "Margarita."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Margarid	Female	Armenian	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Croatian	Margaret
Markéta	Female	Czech	Margaret
Grete	Female	Danish	Margaret
Märta	Female	Danish	Margaret
Margarethe	Female	Danish	Margaret
Margrethe	Female	Danish	Margaret
Merete	Female	Danish	Margaret
Mette	Female	Danish	Margaret
Greet	Female	Dutch	Margaret
Greetje	Female	Dutch	Margaret
Greta	Female	English	Margaret
Madge	Female	English	Margaret
Maggie	Female	English	Margaret
Margaret	Female	English	N/A
Marge	Female	English	Margaret
Margery	Female	English	Margaret
Margie	Female	English	Margaret
Meg	Female	English	Margaret
Megan	Female	English	Margaret
Rita	Female	English	Margarita
Maarit	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Marketta	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Reeta	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Reetta	Female	Finnish	Margaret
Margot	Female	French	Margaret
Marguerite	Female	French	Margaret
Greta	Female	German	Margaret
Gretchen	Female	German	Margaret
Grete	Female	German	Margaret
Margareta	Female	German	Margaret
Margarete	Female	German	Margaret
Margarethe	Female	German	Margaret
Margrethe	Female	German	Margaret
Meta	Female	German	Margaret
Rita	Female	German	Margarita
Margaréta	Female	Hungarian	Margaret
Margit	Female	Hungarian	Margaret
Margrét	Female	Icelandic	Margaret
Mairéad	Female	Irish	Margaret
Margherita	Female	Italian	Margaret
Rita	Female	Italian	Margarita
Marganita	Female	Jewish	Margaret
Perle	Female	Jewish	Margaret
Marit	Female	Norwegian	Margaret
Malgorzata	Female	Polish	Margaret
Margarida	Female	Portuguese	Margaret
Rita	Female	Portuguese	Margarita
Margareta	Female	Romanian	Margaret
Margarita	Female	Russian	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Scandinavian	Margaret
Margit	Female	Scandinavian	Margaret
Meta	Female	Scandinavian	Margaret
Rita	Female	Scandinavian	Margarita
Maighread	Female	Scottish	Margaret
Mairead	Female	Scottish	Margaret
Peigi	Female	Scottish	Margaret
Margareta	Female	Serbian	Margaret
Markéta	Female	Slovak	Margaret
Marjeta	Female	Slovene	Margaret
Margarita	Female	Spanish	Margaret
Rita	Female	Spanish	Margarita
Greta	Female	Swedish	Margaret
Marit	Female	Swedish	Margaret
Mared	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Marged	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Megan	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Mererid	Female	Welsh	Margaret
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Margarita

Expressions using "margarita": Fortunella margarita ♦ Rancho Santa Margarita. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Margarita

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
margarita island	2,331	perfect margarita	48
margarita	1,205	margarita machine rental	48
margarita recipe	849	margarita glass	48
rancho santa margarita ca	471	strawberry margarita recipe	45
margarita machine	248	margarita pie	40
isla margarita	193	frozen margarita	40
margarita glasses	176	margarita man	40
de hotel in isla island margarita	157	santa margarita ca	40
margarita mix	120	the master and margarita	39
rancho santa margarita	119	email margarita rancho santa viejo	38
margarita drink	113	best margarita recipe	37
isla de margarita venezuela	107	margarita rosa de francisco	36
isla de margarita	97	de in isla island margarita restaurant	32
de fotos margarita wais	81	de fotos magaña margarita	31
make a margarita	73	margarita wais	31
strawberry margarita	63	santa margarita high school	31
frozen margarita recipe	52	lake margarita santa	31
santa margarita	50	city of rancho santa margarita	30
margarita drink recipe	50	margarita picture	29
margarita rock	49	margarita cocktail	29
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: Margarita

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 13, Verse 46
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	OV eurwn ena polutimon margarithn apelqwn pepraken panta osa eicen kai hgorasen auton
Latin	405	Vulgate	Inventa autem una pretiosa margarita abiit et vendidit omnia quae habuit et emit eam
Old English	990	West Saxon	þa he funde þt an derwurðe mere-grotþa eode he & sealde all þæt he ahte& bohte þæt meregrot.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	But whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte it.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Which when he had founde one precious pearle wet and solde all that he had and bought it.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And having come across one jewel of great price, he went and gave all he had in exchange for it.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Margarita

Language	Matthew Chapter 13, Verse 46
Cebuano	ug sa pagkakaplag niya sa usa ka mutya nga bilihon kaayo, milakaw siya ug gipamaligya niya ang iyang tanang kabtangan ug iyang gipalit kadto.
Croatian	pronaðe jedan dragocjeni biser, ode, rasproda sve što ima i kupi ga."
Danish	og da han fandt een meget kostbar Perle, gik han hen og solgte alt, hvad han havde, og købte den.
Dutch	Dewelke, hebbende een parel van grote waarde gevonden, ging heen en verkocht al wat hij had, en kocht dezelve.
Finnish	ja löydettyään yhden kallisarvoisen helmen hän meni ja myi kaikki, mitä hänellä oli, ja osti sen.
French	Il a trouvé une perle de grand prix; et il est allé vendre tout ce qu`il avait, et l`a achetée.
German	Und da er eine köstliche Perle fand, ging er hin und verkaufte alles, was er hatte, und kaufte sie.
Haitian Creole	Lè li jwenn yon bèl grenn pèl ki chè anpil, li ale, li vann tou sa l' genyen pou l' ka achte li.
Hungarian	A ki találván egy drágagyöngyre, elméne, és mindenét eladván a mije volt, megvevé azt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Ketika ia menemukan sebutir mutiara yang luar biasa indahnya, segera ia pergi dan menjual semua miliknya, lalu membeli mutiara yang satu itu."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Apabila didapatinya sebiji mutiara yang mahal harganya, pergilah ia menjualkan segala sesuatu yang ada padanya, lalu dibelinya mutiara itu."
Italian	trovata una perla di grande valore, va, vende tutti i suoi averi e la compra.
Manx Gaelic	As tra v'eh er gheddyn un phearl dy phrice vooar, hie eh, as chreck eh ooilley ny v'echey, as chionnee eh eh.
Maori	A, no tona kitenga i tetahi peara utu nui, haere ana, hokona ana ana mea katoa, a hokona ana mai taua peara mana.
Norwegian	og da han fant en kostelig perle, gikk han bort og solgte alt det han hadde, og kjøpte den.
Portuguese	e encontrando uma pérola de grande valor, foi, vendeu tudo quanto tinha, e a comprou.
Rumanian	Wi, cknd gqsewte un mqrgqritar de mare prey, se duce de vinde tot ce are, wi -l cumpqrq.
Russian	ЛПФПТЩК, ОБКДС ПДОХ ДТБЗПГЕООХА ЦЕНЮХЦЙОХ, РПЫЕМ Й РТПДБМ ЧУЈ, ЮФП ЙНЕМ, Й ЛХРЙМ ЕЕ.
Shuar	Tura kayan Ashí nankaamas kuit jeean Wáiniak waketki Ashí takakna nuna suruk nu kayan niiniu Atí tusa Súmawai.'
Swahili	Alipopata lulu moja ya thamani kubwa, alienda akauza yote aliyokuwa nayo, akainunua lulu ile.
Swedish	och då han har funnit en dyrbar pärla, går han bort och säljer vad han äger och köper den.
Uma	Wae kanarua' -na hameha' mutiara to masuli' lia oli-na, kahilou-nami mpobalu' hawe'ea rewa-na, pai' na'oli-ki mutiara toe.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Margarita

Derivations
	Words beginning with "margarita": margaritas. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Margarita" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Angarita, magritta, Maigari, Maigrait, maragaret, Margalit, Margalita, Margarat, Margarette, Margaria, margarit, margaritha, margaritte, margaritts, Margart, Margerete, Margerita, margeurita, Marghanita, Margharita, Margretta, marguarita, margurite, Miraglia, Morgarten, Ramgarhia, Ramgharia. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Margarita"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "margarita" (pronounced mÄ'rgerē"tu)
3	-ē" t u	Bonita, cheetah, fajita, Meta, Pita.
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Anagrams: Margarita

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-g-i-m-r-r-t"
	-2 letters: trigram.
	-3 letters: amrita, tamari, tarama.
	-4 letters: agama, agria, amiga, atria, grama, maria, riata, taiga, tiara, tragi.
	-5 letters: agar, agma, airt, amia, amir, aria, atma, gait, gama, girt, gram, grat, grim, grit, maar, magi, mair, mart, raga, ragi, raia, rami, tram, trig, trim.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-a-g-i-m-r-r-t"
	+1 letter: margaritas.
	+2 letters: margraviate.
	+3 letters: margraviates.
	+4 letters: autoradiogram, dramaturgical.
	+5 letters: autoradiograms.
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