HyperDic: bourbon

English > 4 senses of the word Bourbon / bourbon:
NOUNperson Bourbona reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
foodbourbonwhiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
person Bourbona member of the European royal family that ruled France
groupBourbon, Bourbon dynastya European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
Bourbon / bourbon > pronunciation
Soundsber'bahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Bourbon: 4 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South).
Broaderreactionary, ultraconservative, extreme right-wingerAn extreme conservative
Spanishbourbon
Catalanbourbon
English > bourbon: 4 senses > noun 2, food
Meaningwhiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels.
Broaderwhiskey, whiskyA liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Substance ofjulep, mint julepbourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice
Spanishbourbon
Catalanbourbon
English > Bourbon: 4 senses > noun 3, person
MeaningA member of the European royal family that ruled France.
Member ofBourbon, Bourbon dynastyA European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
Broaderruler, swayerA person who rules or commands
Spanishborbón
Catalanborbó, Bourbon
English > Bourbon: 4 senses > noun 4, group
MeaningA European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily.
SynonymBourbon dynasty
MembersBourbonA member of the European royal family that ruled France
Henry IV, Henry of Navarre, Henry the GreatKing of France from 1589 to 1610
BroaderdynastyA sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
SpanishBorbones, Borbón
CatalanBorbó

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