Brindisi
//ˈbrɪndɪzi// name, noun
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A drinking song in which each person is toasted.
Proper Noun
- 1 A port city in Apulia, Italy. countable, uncountable
- 2 A province of Apulia, Italy. Capital: Brindisi. countable, uncountable
- 3 A habitational surname from Italian. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"According to the timetable we're supposed to arrive at Brindisi at 9:30."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Italian Brindisi, from Latin Brundisium, from Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from Messapic.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian brindisi.
Related phrases
More for "brindisi"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.