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Martini?
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mar⋅ti⋅ni

  [mahr-tee-nee]
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–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)
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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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Word Origin & History

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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