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.[1]
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/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)bən
- biscuit
- IPA(key): /ˈbʊə(ɹ)bən/, /bɔː(ɹ)bən/
- Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)bən, -ɔː(r)bən
Noun
bourbon (countable and uncountable, plural bourbons)
Synonyms
Translations
A type of whiskey
A Bourbon biscuit
References
- 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.
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