vermouth

noun

ver·​mouth vər-ˈmüth How to pronounce vermouth (audio)
: a dry or sweet aperitif wine flavored with aromatic herbs and often used in mixed drinks

Examples of vermouth in a Sentence

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Your vermouth has to just be a little thing that opens it up. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025 Look at her explain a needless branding change while adding vermouth to rye. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 The menu includes mussels with Calabrian chili peppers and smoked cherry tomatoes in a vermouth sauce. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025 Add a splash of white vermouth and the gravy. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vermouth

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French vermout, vermouth & Italian vermut, vermutte, both borrowed from German Wermut, short for Wermutwein, from Wermut "wormwood" (going back to Old High German wermuota, werimuota) + Wein wine entry 1 — more at wormwood

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vermouth was in 1806

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“Vermouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vermouth. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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vermouth

noun
ver·​mouth vər-ˈmüth How to pronounce vermouth (audio)
: a wine flavored with herbs

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