bellini

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proper noun

A surname from Italian.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

bellini1

nounbellini (plural bellinis)

plural bellinis

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bellini.

Bellini2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. Giovanni Bellini, Venetian painter
  3. Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer
nounBellini (plural Bellinis)

plural Bellinis · alternative bellini

  1. A cocktail made from Prosecco and peach juice.

    Revelers sipping Bellinis sat on the benches, scuffing them with shoe prints.

    2026 June 30, Spencer Kornhaber, “What AI Will Do to Art”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC
    1 more example

    When made well the Bellini consists of only these two ingredients: chilled fresh white peach puree and Prosecco.

    2010 July 28, Derek Brown, “The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel”, in The Atlantic

Origin

The cocktail is named after Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini.

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APA

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MLA

“bellini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellini. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellini,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellini.

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