negroni

[ni-groh-nee]

noun

plural

negronis 

1. a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of negroni¹

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

Example Sentences

This Washington cider modeled on the Negroni combines Pacific Northwest apples with cherries, cranberries and bitter orange peel.

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The vanguard of the composting and oat-milk revolutions is now unleashing the faux Negroni on the world.

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Huntsinger likens the film to a cinematic negroni: “It’s substantial but also fun, with an almost summery feel. It’s about where you’re headed after a certain stage in life, told without heavy-handedness.”

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Celebrating can be as simple as walking around a neighborhood you haven’t been in before, grabbing a negroni with a friend or saying yes to that weird-but-promising new restaurant.

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There was something about the light, the timing and the Negroni on the next table over.

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