negroni

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian negroni, named after count Camillo Negroni (1868–1934), who asked for its creation.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /nəˈɡɹoʊni/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɪˈɡɹəʊnɪ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊni

Noun

negroni (plural negronis)

  1. A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and vermouth.
    • 2012 April 27, Matthew Engel, “Let’s do lunch!”, in Financial Times:
      The main item on the agenda was alcohol, not food. [Gavin] Ewart began with several negronis (gin, vermouth, Campari), which is not an amateur’s drink, and carried on from there.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Named after count Camillo Negroni, who asked for its creation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈɡro.ni/
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Hyphenation: ne‧gró‧ni

Noun

negroni m (invariable)

  1. negroni (cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth)

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