RUM


Meaning of RUM in English

/ rʌm; NAmE / noun , adjective

■ noun

1.

[ U , C ] a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of sugar cane

2.

[ C ] a glass of rum

■ adjective

[ usually before noun ] ( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) strange

SYN odd , peculiar

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WORD ORIGIN

noun mid 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion , in the same sense.

adjective late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.