martini

See also Martini

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Martin.

Adjective

martini

1. Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

Synonyms

• martinii

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English

Wikipedia

A classic martini

Alternative forms

• Martini

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌmɑrˈtiːni/

Noun

martini (plural martinis)

1. a cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth

   • Will you join us at six o’clock for martinis?
   • My boss is out on another of his three-martini lunches.

2. (proscribed) any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.

   • I love, love, love the chocolate martinis at Trendy Bar!

Derived terms

• appletini
• flirtini
• mocktini
• three-martini lunch

Translations

cocktail

Armenian: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 馬提尼酒 (cmn), 马提尼酒 (cmn) (mǎtíníjiǔ) Dutch: martini (nl) m. Finnish: martini (fi) French: martini (fr) m. German: Martini (de) m.

Hungarian: martini (hu) Italian: martini (it) m. Japanese: マティーニ (ja) (matiini) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: мартини (ru) (martíni) m. and n. Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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Italian

Noun

martini m.

1. Plural form of martino.