bour·bon

bour·bon
/ˈbɚbən/ noun, pl -bons
: a type of American whiskey made from corn, malt, and rye
[noncount]

a glass of bourbon

I prefer bourbon to Scotch.

[count]

We'll have two bourbons [=two glasses of bourbon], please.


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  • bour|bon — or Bour|bon1 «BUR buhn, BUR », noun. an American whiskey distilled mainly from fermented corn mash. ╂[American English < Bourbon County, Kentucky, where originally manufactured] Bour|bon2 «BUR buhn; occasionally BUR buhn», noun. 1. a member of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bour|bon — or Bour|bon1 «BUR buhn, BUR », noun. an American whiskey distilled mainly from fermented corn mash. ╂[American English < Bourbon County, Kentucky, where originally manufactured] Bour|bon2 «BUR buhn; occasionally BUR buhn», noun. 1. a member of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bour´bon|ist — Bour|bon|ism «BUR buh nihz uhm; occasionally BUR buh nihz uhm», noun. 1. support of the Bourbons. 2. extreme conservatism in politics; reaction. –Bour´bon|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bour|bon|ism — «BUR buh nihz uhm; occasionally BUR buh nihz uhm», noun. 1. support of the Bourbons. 2. extreme conservatism in politics; reaction. –Bour´bon|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • bour — an·ti·bour·geois; bour; bour·bon; bour·bon·al; bour·bon·ism; bour·don; bour·don·née; bour·gade; bour·geoise; bour·geoi·sie; bour·gui·gnon; bour·non·ite; bour·rée; bour·re·let; bour·sault; bour·tree; ca·lem·bour; faux·bour·don; la·bour·din;… …   English syllables

  • bon — am·bon; am·bon·ite; ar·a·bon·ic; bon·aght; bon·ail·ie; bon·a·ven·ture; bon·a·vist; bon·bon; bon·bon; bon·bon·nière; bon·bon·nière; bon·dar; bon·dieu·se·rie; bon·do; bon·don; bon·duc; bon·er; bon·fire; bon·gar; bon·grace; bon·ham; bon·heur;… …   English syllables

  • bourbon — bour·bon …   English syllables

  • bourbonal — bour·bon·al …   English syllables

  • Bourbon — Bour|bon 〈[bœ:bən] m. 6〉 amerikan. Whiskey, dessen Rohmasse zu mindestens 51 % aus Mais besteht [nach dem Bezirk Bourbon im US Bundesstaat Kentucky] * * * Bour|bon [ bə:bən ], der; s, s [nach dem urspr. Herstellungsort Bourbon County, Kentucky… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Bourbon — Bour•bon [[t]ˈbʊər bən, bʊərˈbɔ̃[/t]] for 1 3; [[t]ˈbɜr bən[/t]] for 4or, occasionally, for 3 n. 1) why a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, 1814–1848. Branches of the family have ruled in Spain, Sicily, and Naples 2) …   From formal English to slang

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