vermouth
pronunciation
How to pronounce vermouth in British English:
UK [ˈvɜ:məθ]
How to pronounce vermouth in American English:
US [vərˈmuθ]
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- Noun:
- any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks
Word Origin
- vermouth
- vermouth: [19] Vermouth gets its name from its being originally flavoured with wormwood, a bitter-tasting plant. The German term for the plant, and the drink, is wermut, a word of unknown origin, and this passed into English via French vermout. (The corresponding Old English name for the plant, incidentally, was wermōd, and this was later altered to wormwood from the use of the plant as a cure for intestinal worms.)
- vermouth (n.)
- white wine flavored with aromatic herbs, 1806, from French vermouth (18c.), from German Wermuth "wormwood," from Middle High German wermuot, from Old High German wermuota (see wormwood), name of the aromatic herb formerly used in the flavoring of the liqueur.
Example
- 1. The sweet vermouth sounds delicious . I 'll try that .
- 2. Where do you keep the vermouth ?
- 3. Vermouth : a secret makes awoman woman .
- 4. I ordered gin and vermouth .
- 5. Vermouth and other wines of fresh grapes flavoured .