negroni

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US/nəˈɡɹoʊni/UK/nɪˈɡɹəʊnɪ/

noun

A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and vermouth, usually in equal parts.

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Meanings

nounnegroni (plural negronis)

plural negronis

  1. A cocktail consisting of gin, Campari and vermouth, usually in equal parts.

    A curly-haired 20-something sat down across the bar from us, opened a book, and ordered a bowl of olives and a negroni.

    2025 May 5, Brock Colyar, “It Must Be Nice to Be a West Village Girl”, in New York, archived from the original on 19 May 2025
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    The main item on the agenda was alcohol, not food. [Gavin] Ewart began with several negronis (gin, vermouth, Campari), which is not an amateur’s drink, and carried on from there.

    2012 April 27, Matthew Engel, “Let’s do lunch!”, in Financial Times

Origin

  1. Italian-oni“(ablative) from, of”
  2. Italiannegri“black”
  3. ItalianNegroni
  4. Italiannegroni
  5. Englishnegroni

Borrowed from Italian negroni, from surname Italian Negroni, from Italian negri (“black”) + Italian -oni (“(ablative) from, of”). The origin of the drink's name is disputed. The drink is most often said to be named after Count Camillo Negroni (1868–1934), who asked for an early form of this cocktail.

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Translations

Arabic نِيجْرُونِي
  • نِيجْرُونِي (nījrūnī)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Czech Negroni
  • Negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Dutch negroni
  • negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
French negroni
  • negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
German Negroni
  • Negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Greek νεγκρόνι
  • νεγκρόνι (negkróni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Hebrew נֶגְרוֹנִי
  • נֶגְרוֹנִי (negróni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Italian negroni
  • negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Japanese ネグローニ
  • ネグローニ (negurōni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Korean 네그로니
  • 네그로니 (negeuroni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Lithuanian negronis
  • negroniscocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Polish negroni
  • negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Russian негро́ни
  • негро́ни (negróni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Swedish negroni
  • negronicocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
Ukrainian негро́ні, неґро́ні
  • негро́ні (nehróni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth
  • неґро́ні (negróni)cocktail made from gin, Campari and vermouth

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with negroni

sonytonyTonibolognastonytyronenoniJoniphonyabalonebonyoniBerlusconijoaniezambonibaloneycronyyonipalloneminestronecalzonemascarponeMaroneyamarone
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Cite this entry
APA

negroni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negroni

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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