Jeroboam
/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle. alt-of
- 2 A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
- 3 a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon) wordnet
- 4 A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.
Proper Noun
- 1 First king of the Kingdom of Israel.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām).