negroni

[ ni-groh-nee ]

noun,plural ne·gro·nis.
  1. a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.

Origin of negroni

1
1945–50; <Italian, said to be after a nobleman named Negroni, who first made the drink circa 1935

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How to use negroni in a sentence

  • I remained alone with her, and the Abbé negroni leant back in his chair and slept the sleep of the just.

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