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.
Origin of rum
1
First recorded in 1645–55; perhaps short for obsolete
rumbullion, rumbustion, of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM rum
rum·less, adjectiveWords nearby rum
rules of order,
ruling,
ruling elder,
ruling grade,
ruly,
rum,
rum rebellion,
rum shop,
rum-dum,
rum.,
rumaki
Definition for rum (2 of 5)
rum
2
[ ruhm ]
/ rʌm /
adjective Chiefly British.
odd, strange, or queer: a rum fellow.
problematic; difficult.
Origin of rum
2
1765–75; earlier
rome, room great, perhaps < Romany; see
Rom
Definition for rum (3 of 5)
Origin of rum
3
by 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)
rum
1
/ (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)
rum
2
/ (rʌm) /
adjective rummer or rummest
British slang
strange; peculiar; odd
Derived forms of rum
rumly, adverb rumness, nounWord Origin for rum
C19: perhaps from Romany
rom man