vermouth

[ ver-mooth ]

noun

1. an aromatized white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, bitters, and other flavorings have been steeped.

vermouth

/ ˈvɜːməθ; vəˈmuːθ /

noun

1. any of several wines containing aromatic herbs and some other flavourings

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth¹

1800–10; < French (now vermout ) < German Wermuth (now Wermut ) absinthe, wormwood

Word History and Origins

Origin of vermouth¹

C19: from French, from German Wermut wormwood (absinthe)

Example Sentences

But had he instead swapped the Americano’s vermouth for still white wine, Count Negroni might have been credited with the Bicicletta, an easy cocktail of wine, red bitter liqueur and soda water.

From Seattle Times

Add the vermouth, and deglaze the pan by scraping any brown bits off the bottom of the pan and incorporating them back into the onions.

From Seattle Times

The salmon is drizzled with dry vermouth, then roasts in a foil-wrapped baking dish with shallot, carrot, celery and thyme.

From Washington Times

The house vermouth pitches in with a faint bitter complexity; fainter still, and thankfully so, is the Earl Grey’s floral bergamot.

From Seattle Times

Deglazing the pan with half a cup of dry vermouth is ideal for creating a sauce out of the flavorful browned bits left in the pan after searing the chicken.

From Washington Times