Bellini

noun Bel·li·ni \be-ˈlē-nē, bə-\

Definition of BELLINI

: a cocktail of champagne and usually peach juice

probably from Giovanni Bellini †1516 Venetian painter

First Known Use: 1962

biographical name Bel·li·ni \bə-ˈlē-nē\

family of Venetian painters including: Jacopo ca 1400–ca 1470 & his sons Gentile ca 1429–1507 & Giovanni ca 1430–1516

biographical name

Vincenzo 1801–1835 Ital. composer

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