Etymograph

English

Margaritagate

From margarita + -gate.

Formed from margarita + -gate

Ancient Greek μαργᾰρῑ́της ‘pearl’

Latin margarīta ‘pearl’

Spanish margarita ‘pearl’

English margarita

The story

Coined by American politician Chris Van Hollen.

Today it means

name A 2025 controversy where the Salvadoran government provided Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Chris Van Hollen with margaritas and claimed that they consumed them.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Margaritagate