bourbon

See also: Bourbon

English

Etymology

From "bourbon whiskey", originally "Bourbon whiskey", of disputed provenance. Generally taken to derive from Bourbon County, Kentucky, but possibly also from Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Both derive from the French Bourbon dynasty, named for the lordship of French Bourbon l'Archambault. The town's name derives from Gaulish Borvo, a local Celtic deity associated with hot springs, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).

Pronunciation

whiskey
  • IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)bən/
    Rhymes: -ɜː(r)bən
biscuit
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊə(ɹ)bən/, /bɔː(ɹ)bən/
    Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)bən, -ɔː(r)bən

Noun

bourbon (countable and uncountable, plural bourbons)

  1. A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which more than half is maize, aged in oak barrels. Made chiefly in the United States.
  2. A serving of bourbon whiskey.
  3. A Bourbon biscuit.

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References

  1. ↑ Kiniry, Laura. "Where Bourbon Really Got Its Name and More Tips on America’s Native Spirit". Smithsonian.com. 13 June 2013. Accessed 12 September 2013.

Spanish

Noun

bourbon m (plural boúrbones)

  1. bourbon
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