Saratoga

Corruption of a Mohawk word se-rach-ta-gue, sa-ra-ta-ke (“the hillside country of the quiet river”), which the early Dutch settlers interpreted as Sarachtoge.^[1] More at Saratoga.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsærəˈtoʊɡə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɡə

Saratoga

1. The name of various towns in the USA:
   1. A city in Santa Clara County, California.
   2. A neighbourhood of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly a town also known as Saratoga Springs.
   3. A town in Saratoga County, New York, adjacent to Saratoga Springs.
   4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Saratoga Township.

• Saratoga chip
• Saratoga County
• Saratoga Springs

Saratoga (plural Saratogas)

1. A cocktail resembling a Manhattan, with the base split between rye whiskey and cognac or brandy.
   • 1948, Lucy Corbett, Sidney Corbett, Long Windows, page 185:

     But don't serve Saratogas to a meeting of the Ladies Aid Society. They're loaded with too much dynamite!