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  martini

  noun

  a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
• Martini
  Martini

  noun

  Simone 1283–1344, Italian painter.

martini

¹ American  

[mahr-tee-nee] / mɑrˈti ni /

noun

martinis plural

1. a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.

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Martini ² American  

[mahr-tee-nee, mahr-tee-nee] / mɑrˈti ni, mɑrˈti ni /

noun

1. Simone 1283–1344, Italian painter.

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Martini ¹ British  

/ mɑːˈtiːnɪ /

noun

1. an Italian vermouth

2. a cocktail of gin and vermouth

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Martini ² British  

/ marˈtiːni /

noun

1. Simone (siˈmoːne). ?1284–1344, Sienese painter

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Inflected Forms

noun

• martinis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of martini

First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps alteration of Martinez (an earlier alternate name of the drink, of disputed origin), by back formation (taking it as plural), or by association with the vermouth manufacturer Martini, Sola & Co. (later Martini & Rossi)

Example Sentences

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Plaid Cymru is represented by a mojito, the Conservatives by a raspberry daquiri, Reform by an espresso martini, the Greens by a pina colada, and the Lib Dems by an Irn-Bru vodka martini.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

They had allowed her to take a tile after another player had already grabbed it—technically a no-no—but Impellizzeri, 55 and wearing pearls as big as martini olives, was having none of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“It’s kind of inheriting that briny character, like a martini of the sea.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

He shakes it all up in a rusty martini shaker.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman