Jeroboam

noun — 2 senses

Jeroboam

noun

US /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/

Etymology Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām).

1

A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.

2

A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

Synonyms
double magnum
Derived terms
Jerry

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