bourbon
A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least…A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels.
» Tom used to drink bourbon.
Том колись пив бурбон.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels.
whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
(countable, uncountable)A serving of bourbon whiskey.
Bourbon
бурбо́нburbón
(countable, uncountable)A Bourbon biscuit.
Examples
18 sentencesTom used to drink bourbon.
Том колись пив бурбон.
Bourbon is made from corn.
Бурбон виготовляють із зерна.
ruБурбон производят из зерна.
deBourbon wird aus Mais gemacht.
I like bourbon a lot.
Мені дуже подобається бурбон.
Tom poured himself another shot of bourbon.
deTom genehmigte sich noch einen kleinen Bourbon.
Tom poured some bourbon into the glass.
Translations
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Origin
From bourbon whiskey, originally Bourbon whiskey, of disputed provenance. Generally takenFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: bourbonsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily:Bourbon dynasty
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable