rum
noun/rʌm/
/rʌm/
- [uncountable, countable] a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of sugar caneTopics Drinksc2
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- [countable] a glass of rum
- A rum and Coke, please
Word Originnoun mid 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense.
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