rita

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of rita

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.
    “Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City, Rita Hayworth was no stranger to show business.”
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name

  1. A female given name from the Romance languages, Italian, or Spanish.
    “Born Margarita Carmen Cansino to Eduardo and Volga Haworth Cansino on October 17, 1918, in New York City, Rita Hayworth was no stranger to show business.”
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit.

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of rta (“Vedic principle”).
  2. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of ritha (“fish”)

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Etymology

From Romance (Italian Rita, Spanish Rita). A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900. The English name came into regular use in early twentieth century.

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