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- 5 dictionary resultsmar⋅ti⋅ni
[mahr-tee-nee] 
–noun, plural -nis.
| a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel. |
Origin:
1885–90; perh. alter. of Martinez (an earlier alternate name of the drink, of disputed orig.), by back formation (taking it as pl.), or by assoc. with the vermouth manufacturer Martini, Sola & Co. (later Martini & Rossi)
1885–90; perh. alter. of Martinez (an earlier alternate name of the drink, of disputed orig.), by back formation (taking it as pl.), or by assoc. with the vermouth manufacturer Martini, Sola & Co. (later Martini & Rossi)
Mar⋅ti⋅ni
[mahr-tee-nee; It. mahr-tee-nee] –noun
| Si⋅mo⋅ne [see-maw-ne] , 1283–1344, Italian painter. |
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| mar·ti·ni (mär-tē'nē) n. pl. mar·ti·nis A cocktail made of gin or vodka and dry vermouth. [Origin unknown.] |
| Mar·ti·ni (mär-tē'nē) Italian painter whose work is representative of the Sienese Gothic style. |
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martini
1894, probably from Martini and Rossi, It. firm that makes vermouth (an ingredient of the drink). Another theory holds that it is a corruption of Martinez, California, town where the drink was said to have originated.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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