Jeroboam

See also: jeroboam

English

Etymology

From Hebrew יָרָבְעָם‎ (yāroḇʿām)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌdʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/

Proper noun

Jeroboam

First king of the Kingdom of Israel.

Noun

Jeroboam (plural Jeroboams)

A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

Synonyms

double magnum

Derived terms

Jerry

Translations

bottle of wine

French: jéroboam (fr) m

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