brindisi

See also: Brindisi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian brindisi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brindisi (plural brindisis)

A drinking song in which each person is toasted.

Italian

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈbrin.di.zi/
Rhymes: -indizi
Hyphenation: brìn‧di‧si

Noun

brindisi m (invariable)

toast, salute

References

^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “brindisi”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian brindisi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɪn.dɪ.sɪ/

Noun

brindisi m (plural brindisijiet)

toast, salute

Related terms

bbrinda (bbrindja)

[1] Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “brindisi”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

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