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Webster 1913 Edition

Bourbon

Bour′bon

,
Noun.
[From the castle and seigniory of
Bourbon
in central France.]
1.
A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
2.
A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.

Definition 2024

Bourbon

Bourbon

See also: bourbon

English

Proper noun

Bourbon

  1. a European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.
  2. Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the United States.
  3. Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States.
  4. (obsolete) The island of Réunion.
  5. A town in Indiana.
  6. A city in Missouri.

French

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buʁ.bɔ̃/

Proper noun

Bourbon

  1. A surname​.
  2. Bourbon, a European dynasty that formerly reigned in France and now reigns in Spain
  3. Bourbon-l’Archambault, a commune in France

bourbon

bourbon

See also: Bourbon

English

Alternative forms

Noun

bourbon ‎(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
  3. A Bourbon biscuit

Translations

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 bourbons)

  1. bourbon

Etymology

The French Bourbon dynasty is 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”). Compare brew and fervent.

The subsidiary senses derive from the dynasty's name.

Pronunciation

Senses 1 and 4

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊə(r)bən/, /bɔː(r)bən/
    Rhymes: -ʊə(r)bən, -ɔː(r)bən

Sense 2, 3, 5 and 6

  • IPA(key): /bɜː(r)bən/
    Rhymes: -ɜː(r)bən

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