BALTHAZAR


Meaning of BALTHAZAR in English

[ bal'θazə ]

■ noun a very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to sixteen regular bottles.

Origin

1930s: from ~ , the name of the king of Babylon who ‘made a great feast … and drank wine before a thousand’ (Dan: 5:1).

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