fernet

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English

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Etymology

From Italian fernet, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

fernet (usually uncountable, plural fernets)

  1. A particular type of Italian amaro.
    • 2015 June 30, Jonathan Gilbert, “Argentine City Aims to Stand Out With Rebellious Spirit (and Coke) in a Cup”, in New York Times‎:
      But few in Córdoba think fernet and Coke, like the city itself, will lose its edge.

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Italian

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Etymology

Coined by distiller Bernardino Branca in the early 19th century; unknown derivation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ferˈnɛt/, (uncommon) /ˈfɛr.net/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt, (uncommon) -ɛrnet
  • Hyphenation: fer‧nèt, (uncommon) fèr‧net

Noun

fernet m (invariable)

  1. (countable and uncountable) fernet (Italian liqueur)
    Hypernyms: amaro m, liquore m

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

fernet m inan

  1. A particular type of Italian amaro.

Declension

Declension of fernet
singular plural
nominative fernet fernety
genitive fernetu fernetov
dative fernetu fernetom
accusative fernet fernety
locative fernete fernetoch
instrumental fernetom fernetmi

Further reading

  • “fernet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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