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.

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

Pronunciation

whiskey

• IPA^(key): /bɜː(ɹ)bən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bən

biscuit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊə(ɹ)bən/, /bɔː(ɹ)bən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)bən, -ɔː(ɹ)bən

Noun

bourbon (countable and uncountable, plural bourbons)

2. A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States.
3. A serving of bourbon whiskey.
   • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 17:

     It concerns the gnomelike quality of the average American at a party. I have been to many parties where staid American business men have been transformed by a few ryes or bourbons into unpredictable gremlins out for adventure.

4. A Bourbon biscuit.

Synonyms

• bourbon and branch
• bourbon cream
• Bourbon whiskey
• bourbon whiskey

 

Hypernyms

• American whiskey
• American whisky
• corn whiskey
• corn whisky
• whiskey
• whisky

 

Coordinate terms

• corn malt whiskey
• corn malt whisky
• malted corn whiskey
• malted corn whiskey
• Tennessee whiskey
• Tennessee whisky

 

Derived terms

• Bourbon
• bourbon chicken
• bourbonic
• Old Bourbon

 

Translations

type of whiskey

• Armenian: բուրբոն (hy) (burbon)
• Bulgarian: бърбън m (bǎrbǎn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波本威士忌 (bōběn wēishìjì)

• Dutch: Bourbon m
• Finnish: bourbonviski
• French: bourbon (fr) m
• German: Bourbon (de) m
• Japanese: バーボン (bābon)
• Korean: 버번 (beobeon)
• Marathi: बर्बन f (barban)
• Russian: бурбо́н (ru) m (burbón)
• Spanish: bourbon m
• Yiddish: בורבאָן m (burbon)

serving of bourbon whiskey

• Finnish: bourbon (fi)

Bourbon biscuit

• Marathi: बॉरबॉन n (bŏrbŏn)

Finnish

Etymology

English bourbon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburbon/, [ˈburbo̞n]

Noun

bourbon

1. Synonym of bourbonviski (“bourbon”).

Declension

Inflection of bourbon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bourbon	bourbonit
genitive		bourbonin	bourbonien
partitive		bourbonia	bourboneja
illative		bourboniin	bourboneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bourbon	bourbonit
accusative	nom.	bourbon	bourbonit
	gen.	bourbonin
genitive		bourbonin	bourbonien
partitive		bourbonia	bourboneja
inessive		bourbonissa	bourboneissa
elative		bourbonista	bourboneista
illative		bourboniin	bourboneihin
adessive		bourbonilla	bourboneilla
ablative		bourbonilta	bourboneilta
allative		bourbonille	bourboneille
essive		bourbonina	bourboneina
translative		bourboniksi	bourboneiksi
abessive		bourbonitta	bourboneitta
instructive		—	bourbonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bourbon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bourbonini bourbonini accusative nom. bourbonini bourbonini gen. bourbonini genitive bourbonini bourbonieni partitive bourboniani bourbonejani inessive bourbonissani bourboneissani elative bourbonistani bourboneistani illative bourboniini bourboneihini adessive bourbonillani bourboneillani ablative bourboniltani bourboneiltani allative bourbonilleni bourboneilleni essive bourboninani bourboneinani translative bourbonikseni bourboneikseni abessive bourbonittani bourboneittani instructive — — comitative — bourboneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bourbonisi bourbonisi accusative nom. bourbonisi bourbonisi gen. bourbonisi genitive bourbonisi bourboniesi partitive bourboniasi bourbonejasi inessive bourbonissasi bourboneissasi elative bourbonistasi bourboneistasi illative bourboniisi bourboneihisi adessive bourbonillasi bourboneillasi ablative bourboniltasi bourboneiltasi allative bourbonillesi bourboneillesi essive bourboninasi bourboneinasi translative bourboniksesi bourboneiksesi abessive bourbonittasi bourboneittasi instructive — — comitative — bourboneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bourbonimme bourbonimme accusative nom. bourbonimme bourbonimme gen. bourbonimme genitive bourbonimme bourboniemme partitive bourboniamme bourbonejamme inessive bourbonissamme bourboneissamme elative bourbonistamme bourboneistamme illative bourboniimme bourboneihimme adessive bourbonillamme bourboneillamme ablative bourboniltamme bourboneiltamme allative bourbonillemme bourboneillemme essive bourboninamme bourboneinamme translative bourboniksemme bourboneiksemme abessive bourbonittamme bourboneittamme instructive — — comitative — bourboneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bourboninne bourboninne accusative nom. bourboninne bourboninne gen. bourboninne genitive bourboninne bourbonienne partitive bourbonianne bourbonejanne inessive bourbonissanne bourboneissanne elative bourbonistanne bourboneistanne illative bourboniinne bourboneihinne adessive bourbonillanne bourboneillanne ablative bourboniltanne bourboneiltanne allative bourbonillenne bourboneillenne essive bourboninanne bourboneinanne translative bourboniksenne bourboneiksenne abessive bourbonittanne bourboneittanne instructive — — comitative — bourboneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bourboninsa bourboninsa accusative nom. bourboninsa bourboninsa gen. bourboninsa genitive bourboninsa bourboniensa partitive bourboniaan bourboniansa bourbonejaan bourbonejansa inessive bourbonissaan bourbonissansa bourboneissaan bourboneissansa elative bourbonistaan bourbonistansa bourboneistaan bourboneistansa illative bourboniinsa bourboneihinsa adessive bourbonillaan bourbonillansa bourboneillaan bourboneillansa ablative bourboniltaan bourboniltansa bourboneiltaan bourboneiltansa allative bourbonilleen bourbonillensa bourboneilleen bourboneillensa essive bourboninaan bourboninansa bourboneinaan bourboneinansa translative bourbonikseen bourboniksensa bourboneikseen bourboneiksensa abessive bourbonittaan bourbonittansa bourboneittaan bourboneittansa instructive — — comitative — bourboneineen bourboneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• bourbonviski

 

French

Noun

bourbon m (plural bourbons)

1. bourbon

References

• “bourbon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbouɾbon/ [ˈbou̯ɾ.β̞õn]
• Rhymes: -ouɾbon
• Syllabification: bour‧bon

Noun

bourbon m (plural bourbons)

1. bourbon

Further reading

• “bourbon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28