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Definition of bellini

bellini

/bɛˈliːni/
bel · li · ni
Plural:bellinis
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bellini Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An Italian cocktail made with Prosecco (or another sparkling white wine) and puréed white peaches.

Example

"We started the Sunday brunch on the terrace with a chilled bellini."

• Rhymes for bellini

• Nearby Words

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belligerent
belligerently
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Word Origin & Etymology

Created in Venice in the 1940s by bartender Giuseppe Cipriani of Harry's Bar, who named the cocktail after the 15th-century Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini because its distinctive pink hue reminded him of the color of a saint's toga in one of Bellini's paintings.

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bellini. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bellini
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