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.)

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  • vermouth — ou vermout [ vɛrmut ] n. m. • 1795 vermouth; all. Wermut « absinthe » ♦ Apéritif à base de vin aromatisé de plantes amères et toniques (absinthe, gentiane, écorce d oranges, quinquina, genièvre). Vermouth blanc, rouge. ♢ Verre de vermouth. « Il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • vermouth — 1806, from Fr. vermouth, from Ger. Wermuth wormwood, from M.H.G. wermuot, from O.H.G. wermuota (see WORMWOOD (Cf. wormwood)), name of the aromatic herb formerly used in the flavoring of the liqueur …   Etymology dictionary

  • Vermouth —   [ver muːt, französisch], v. a. für französische und italienische Erzeugnisse gebräuchliche Bezeichnung für Wermutwein …   Universal-Lexikon

  • vermouth — s.n. v. vermut. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • vermouth — the drink, is normally pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in BrE, and with the stress on the second syllable (to rhyme with tooth) in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • vermouth — ► NOUN ▪ a red or white wine flavoured with aromatic herbs. ORIGIN French vermout, from German Wermut wormwood …   English terms dictionary

  • vermouth — [vər mo͞oth′] n. [Fr vermout < Ger wermut,WORMWOOD] a sweet or dry, white fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs, used in cocktails and as an aperitif …   English World dictionary

  • Vermouth — A bottle of Noilly Prat dry vermouth Vermouth (UK: /ˈvɜrməθ/;[1] US: /vərˈmuːθ/) is a fortified wine flavored with various dry ingredients. The modern …   Wikipedia

  • Vermouth — Une bouteille de Vermouth Le vermouth est un apéritif à base de vin, obtenu par addition de sucre ou de mistelle (mélange de moût de raisin et d alcool), d alcool neutre et aromatisé par une infusion de nombreuses plantes aromatiques. Il titre… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • vermouth — /veuhr moohth /, n. an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped. [1800 10; < F (now vermout) < G Wermuth (now Wermut) absinthe, WORMWOOD] * * * ▪ alcoholic beverage  wine based fortified… …   Universalium

  • vermouth — vèr·mouth s.m.inv. AD vino liquoroso ad alta gradazione alcolica aromatizzato con erbe e droghe, che si beve spec. come aperitivo ed entra nella composizione di molti cocktail: vermouth bianco, rosso, rosé; offrire, bere un vermouth, un bicchiere …   Dizionario italiano

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