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Jamaica rum

American  

noun

  1. a heavy, pungent, slowly fermented rum made in Jamaica.


Jamaica rum British  

noun

  1. a highly flavoured rum produced in Jamaica

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Jamaica rum

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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That question is at the centre of a dispute that is continuing to rumble on the Caribbean island, as some producers wish to strengthen rules on what can, and cannot, be called "Jamaica rum".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

"What we're saying is, if you truly believe in Jamaica rum, age it in Jamaica," says Christopher Gentles, general manager of the SPA.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Before the show, the well-heeled Copenhagener could go to restaurants like the Skandia and have a five-course meal topped with Friesenborg Gorgonzola bathed in French brandy and Jamaica rum.

From Time Magazine Archive

What rare fun to affect to have discovered a near relative in this man of hides, glue, sugar, and Jamaica rum!

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

That Frenchman we sunk tonight, blast her bloody spars"—here the lank pirate interrupted himself to curse his luck, and continued—"probably loaded with sugar and Jamaica rum from Martinique and headed up for the French provinces.

From The Black Buccaneer by Meader, Stephen W. (Stephen Warren)

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