玛格丽塔

瑪格麗塔

Mǎgélìtǎ

noun #15,870

Meanings

1 Margarita (cocktail)
2 Margherita (name/pizza style)

Characters

agate; used in transliterations

pattern; used in transliterations

beautiful; used in transliterations

tower; pagoda; used in transliterations

Examples

我想来一杯玛格丽塔。

Wǒ xiǎnglái yī bēi Mǎgélìtǎ.

I'd like a margarita.

这家餐厅的玛格丽塔披萨很好吃。

Zhèjiā cāntīng de Mǎgélìtǎ pīsà hěn hǎochī.

This restaurant's Margherita pizza is delicious.

Tips

culture

In China, 玛格丽塔 most commonly refers to the tequila-based margarita cocktail. For the name Margaret, the standard transliteration is 玛格丽特 (Mǎgélìtè). The 塔 vs 特 ending distinguishes the two.

Stroke Order

玛 mǎ

格 gé

丽 lì

塔 tǎ