Balthazar

//ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Balthazar. alt-of

    "Constantine went for a 12-liter bottle of Veuve Clicquot called a balthazar."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
  2. 2
    a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel. historical
  3. 3
    A male given name from Old Persian.

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"Balthazar has a basket of nectarines."

Etymology

From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.

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