Martini Meaning
/mɑɹˈtini/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
nounAny cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.
Sentence Examples
A vodka martini, please.
"What would you like to drink?" "A dry martini."
I can't remember the last time I had a martini.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The bartender served a cold ____ with an olive inside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She ordered a dry ____ with an olive as she waited for her friend at the upscale bar.
Word Origin & History
See Martini.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Even at Juneau's prices, ten dollars worth of martinis is a lot of liquor to drink in an hour."
— 1961 Jan, Robert Silverberg, Amazing Stories, page 26, column 2:
"Could any tiger
Drink martinis, smoke cigars,
And last as we do?"
— c. 1963, W[ystan] H[ugh] Auden, “Symmetries & Asymmetries”, in Edward Mendelson, editor, Collected Poems, New York: Random House, published 1976, →ISBN, page 551:
"He drank martini, played bridge in the club, and captured treaty-port life wickedly."
— 1997, Caroline Courtauld, May Holdsworth, The Hong Kong Story, Oxford, Oxon; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 21:
"I had the feeling that had he been a smoker he would have lit a cigarette at this moment. I suspected that once he had been a smoker, for he seemed as if he wished someone would offer him one. He drank martini instead."
— 2006, Joan [Elizabeth] Taylor, Conversations with Mr. Prain, Hoboken, N.J.: Melville House Publishing, →ISBN, page 172:
"After the meal, they drank martini on the rocks in the lounge."
— 2007, Margaret S. Ngwa, Divine Love for Cleansing, Patron Publishing House, →ISBN, page 63:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bartender served a cold ____ with an olive inside.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She ordered a dry ____ with an olive as she waited for her friend at the upscale bar.