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martini¹
- /mɑɹˈtini/ US
- /mɑːˈtiːni/ UK
Rhymes with -iːni
Where it comes from
See Martini.
noun martinis · Martini · martinus
- A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth. Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?
- Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women. I love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!
Martini²
- /mɑɹˈtini/ US
- /mɑːˈtiːni/ UK
Rhymes with -iːni
Where it comes from
Named after Hungarian-born Swiss inventor Frédéric de Martini (1832–1897).
noun Martinis · martini
- A breech mechanism for a rifle.
- A type of rifle using similar features. Now the butt of a Martini in the small of your back hurts a great deal
Martini³
- /mɑɹˈtini/ US
- /mɑːˈtiːni/ UK
Rhymes with -iːni
Where it comes from
Martini is an Italian name, and in the sense of vermouth is used by the Italian company Martini & Rossi.
In the sense “cocktail with vermouth and either gin or vodka”, coined in America in the 19th or 20th century, for which various theories exist – perhaps named for the Italian brand of vermouth, perhaps after Martinez, California, perhaps after an Italian bartender of that name.
noun Martinis · martini
- Alternative letter-case form of martini (a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth). Only the priest and Major Hugh Edwards, a blind Englishman, drank Martini or something cheaper in the hot hours after noon and before the clumping sabots announced the working day’s end.
- A brand of Italian vermouth available in several versions, from the Martini & Rossi company.
proper noun martini
- A surname from Italian.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vodka, drink, olive, martin, henry, enfield, bacardi, henri, henrys, martinus, vermouth, mocktini, marg, vermuth, three-martini lunch, alkermes
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Talk about this word "martini." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/martini. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. martini. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/martini "martini." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/martini.Cite this
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