bourbon

B2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈbɜː(ɹ).bən/ See IPA manual

Freq #8806

Meanings

1

noun
An American whiskey made mostly from corn and aged in charred oak barrels.

He poured himself a glass of bourbon after dinner.
2

noun
A serving of bourbon whiskey.

She ordered a bourbon at the bar.

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Word family

Forms bourbons

Derived forms bourbonesquebourbonianbourbonicbourbonishbourbonize

Etymology

The French Bourbon dynasty is named for the lordship of 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”). Compare brew and fervent. The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name.

Borvo cel-gau *borvo Proto-Celtic *bʰrewh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Food & Drink

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# bourbon

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbɜː(ɹ).bən/
**Frequency rank:** 8806

## Meanings
1. An American whiskey made mostly from corn and aged in charred oak barrels.
2. A serving of bourbon whiskey.

## Examples
- He poured himself a glass of bourbon after dinner.
- She ordered a bourbon at the bar.

## Derived Forms
- bourbonesque
- bourbonian
- bourbonic
- bourbonish
- bourbonize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Borvo
- Root: *borvo
- Root: *bʰrewh₁-

## Etymology
The French Bourbon dynasty is named for the lordship of 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”). Compare brew and fervent. The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name.

## AI Etymology
Bourbon is the French Bourbon dynasty is named for the lordship of 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”). Compare brew and fervent. The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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