brindisi
See also: Brindisi
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian brindisi.
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