rum
1[ ruhm ]
/ rʌm /
noun
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
alcoholic drink in general; intoxicating liquor: He warned against the demon rum.
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Origin of rum
1First recorded in 1645–55; perhaps short for obsolete rumbullion, rumbustion, of obscure origin
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Definition for rum (2 of 5)
rum2
[ ruhm ]
/ rʌm /
adjective Chiefly British.
odd, strange, or queer: a rum fellow.
problematic; difficult.
Origin of rum
21765–75; earlier rome, room great, perhaps < Romany; see Rom
Definition for rum (3 of 5)
Origin of rum
3by shortening
Definition for rum (4 of 5)
Rum
[ room ]
/ rum /
noun
Arabic name of Rome, once used to designate the Byzantine Empire.
Definition for rum (5 of 5)
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British Dictionary definitions for rum (1 of 3)
rum1
/ (rʌm) /
noun
spirit made from sugar cane, either coloured brownish-red by the addition of caramel or by maturation in oak containers, or left white
Word Origin for rum
C17: perhaps shortened from C16 rumbullion, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for rum (2 of 3)
rum2
/ (rʌm) /
adjective rummer or rummest
British slang strange; peculiar; odd
Derived forms of rum
rumly, adverbrumness, nounWord Origin for rum
C19: perhaps from Romany rom man
British Dictionary definitions for rum (3 of 3)
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