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Bourbon

bour·bon

UK/ˈbʊə(ɹ).bən/ US/ˈbɔː(ɹ).bən/ fairly common

noun

1.

a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)

2.

whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels

3.
4.

a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • bourbon chicken
  • Bourbon County
  • Bourbon rose
  • bourbon whiskey
  • Old Bourbon

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