No. 7,007 in French

margarita

A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and orange liqueur, often served with salt on the rim of the glass.

In a sentence

Pour commencer la soirée, j'aimerais une margarita bien fraîche.
To start the evening, I would like a fresh margarita.
In this sentence, 'margarita' refers to the popular cocktail commonly served in bars and restaurants.
La fleur appelée margarita embelli notre jardin chaque été.
The flower called daisy decorates our garden every summer.
Here, 'margarita' is used to refer to the daisy flower, displaying its use as a common noun in botany.
La pièce Margarita et le Maître est une œuvre littéraire fascinante.
The play Margarita and the Master is a fascinating literary work.
In this instance, 'Margarita' is a proper noun, serving as the name of a character from a literary title.

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