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rum
CEFRB1
/ɹʌm/
noun
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- 01
noun
A strong alcoholic drink made from sugarcane.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.
Examples
A Cuba Libre is a cocktail with a rum base.
Even if you don't like rum, try a glass of this.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA serving of rum.
A kind or brand of rum.
A similar spirit distilled from similar preparations of sugarbeets, sorghum, etc.
More examples
In contextThe Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.
That the former orders concerning rum, sugar, and hammocks be still in force, viz., one half to be forfeited to the King, and one half to the informer.
... I went aboard the Fellowship of 100 and 70 Tuns a Flemish bottom, the Master George Luxon of Bittiford in Devonshire, several of my friends came to bid me farewell, among the rest Captain Thomas Wannerton who drank to me a pint of kill-devil alias Rhum at...
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Origin
noun
In common use since at least 1654, of uncertain origin. Theories include: * that it is a shortening of rumbullion or rumbustion, names for rum also attested in the Caribbean during the mid-17th century, * that it derives from rummer, from Dutch roemer, * that it is from a Romani word for "strong, potent" which is (perhaps) the source of ramboozle and rumfustian (however, these drinks were not originally made with rum), * that it derives from rum ("fine, good") or from the last syllable of Latin saccharum (given the harsh taste of earlier rum, this origin is now considered unlikely)