בורבאָן
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- בערבן (berbn) (borrowed from English)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian бурбо́н (burbón), from French bourbon, from the 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊrˈbɔn/
Noun
בורבאָן • (burbon) m
- bourbon, bourbon whiskey (American whiskey distilled from a grain mixture with at least 51% corn)
- Synonym: בורבאָן־וויסקי (burbon-viski)