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- [mahr-tee-nee]
- /mɑrˈti ni/
- /mɑːˈtiː.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahr-tee-nee]
- /mɑrˈti ni/
Definitions of martini word
- noun plural martini a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel. 1
- noun martini Simone [see-maw-ne] /siˈmɔ nɛ/ (Show IPA), 1283–1344, Italian painter. 1
- noun martini A cocktail made from gin and dry vermouth. 1
- noun martini drink: vermouth cocktail 1
- noun martini vermouth 1
- countable noun martini Martini is a cocktail made from gin and vermouth. A martini is a glass of martini. 0
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Origin of martini
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; perhaps alteration of Martinez (an earlier alternate name of the drink, of disputed orig.), by back formation (taking it as plural), or by association with the vermouth manufacturer Martini, Sola & Co. (later Martini & Rossi)
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Parts of speech for Martini
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
martini popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
martini usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with martini
- how to make a martini?
- what is a 'dry' martini?
- what is a dirty martini?
- how to make a dirty martini?
- what makes a martini dirty?
- what is a martini?
- what is in a martini?
- how to make a vodka martini?
- how to make martini?
- what is a dry martini?
- how to order a martini?
- how do you make a martini?
- how to make martini dry?
- how to make a chocolate martini?
- how to make a lemon drop martini?
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