algerita
noun
al·ge·ri·ta
ˌal-jə-ˈrē-tə
plural -s
: agarita
Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish, alteration of agarita, alteration of agrita, agrito
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
- short-spoken
- short-staffed
- short-staple
- short-stay
- short-story writer
- short-swing
- short-tailed albatross
- short-tailed mealybug
- short-tailed shrew
- officer of arms
- officer of the day
- officer of the deck
- officer of the watch
- officered
- officering
- officerless
- officers
- officership
- officerships
- offices
- official
- official at bat
- official oath
- official principal
- official receiver