English Explanatory Dictionary

jeroboam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.
name
  1. First king of the Kingdom of Israel.
noun
  1. A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
  2. A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

Pronunciation

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jeroboam.wav

Word forms

jeroboam jeroboams

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām).

Synonyms

double magnum

Derived words

jerry
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