English
lemon drop martini
From lemon drop + martini, named after the lemon drop candy for its tart-and-sweet flavor, combined with martini by analogy with other vodka-based cocktails.
A compound of lemon drop + martini
Proto-Germanic *drupô ‘a drop (of liquid)’
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Old English dropa ‘a drop’
Middle English droppe ‘small quantity of liquid’
Old French lymon ‘citrus’
Middle English lymon ‘lemon’
English lemon drop
The story
From lemon drop + martini, named after the lemon drop candy for its tart-and-sweet flavor, combined with martini by analogy with other vodka-based cocktails.
Today it means
noun A cocktail typically made with vodka, lemon juice, and syrup, usually served in a martini glass with a sugared rim.
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Etymograph / lemon drop martini