brindisi
See also: Brindisi
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian brindisi.
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Noun edit
brindisi (plural brindisis)
- A drinking song in which each person is toasted.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German bring dir's (literally “I bring it to you”), from bringen in the sense of “to toast” (now usually ausbringen).[1] Originally perhaps in the sense of “to buy a round”, then transferred to the toast. Compare French brinde.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brindisi m (invariable)
References edit
- ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “brindisi”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian brindisi.
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Noun edit
brindisi m (plural brindisijiet)