English

Noun

Margherita ‎(plural Margheritas)

1. A pizza made with tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil.

Italian

Proper noun

Margherita f

1. A female given name, cognate to Margaret; Daisy

English

Noun

margherita ‎(plural margheritas)

1. Alternative form of Margherita
   • 2015 October 20, Pete Wells, “Restaurant Review: Bruno in the East Village”, in New York Times:

     Their nearest approach to a classic pie is their margherita, with a sauce that incorporates sweet, juicy garlic and some fermented tomatoes.

Italian

Alternative forms

• margarita (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier margarita, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης ‎(margarítēs), from a loanword of Eastern origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar.geˈri.ta/, [mär̺g̟e̞ˈr̺iːt̪ä]
• Hyphenation: mar‧ghe‧rì‧ta

Noun

margherita f ‎(plural margherite)

1. (obsolete) pearl
   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Paradiso, Le Monnier (2002), Canto XXII, p. 401, vv. 28-30:

     [...] e la maggiore e la più luculenta ¶ di quelle margherite innanzi fessi, ¶ per far di sé la mia voglia contenta.

     [...] and now the largest and most luculent ¶ among those pearls came forward, that it might ¶ make my desire concerning it content.

2. daisy

Derived terms

• margheritina (Bellis perennis)