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The Indians gave up the land of their own free will, and for it received brass kettles, blankets, guns, shirts, flints, tobacco, rum and many trinkets in which their simple hearts delighted.
Patrick Gordon

Meaning of "rum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RUM

Perhaps shortened from C16 rumbullion, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RUM

rum  [rʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Rum

Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels. Rum can be referred to in Spanish by descriptors such as ron viejo and ron añejo. The majority of the world's rum production occurs in the Caribbean and Latin America. Rum is also produced in Austria, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Mexico, Hawaii, the Philippines, India, Reunion Island, Mauritius, South Africa, Taiwan, Japan, the United States and Canada. Light rums are commonly used in cocktails, whereas "golden" and "dark" rums were typically consumed individually or used for cooking, but are now commonly consumed with mixers. Premium rums are also available, made to be consumed either straight or iced. Rum plays a part in the culture of most islands of the West Indies as well as in the Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland. This beverage has famous associations with the Royal Navy and piracy.

Definition of rum in the English dictionary

The definition of rum in the dictionary is spirit made from sugar cane, either coloured brownish-red by the addition of caramel or by maturation in oak containers, or left white.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RUM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RUM

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Synonyms and antonyms of rum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rum

Translation of «rum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RUM

Find out the translation of rum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朗姆酒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ron
570 millions of speakers

English

rum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ром
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

럼주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rum
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rượu rum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चमत्कारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ROM
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ром
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rom
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ρούμι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rum
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rom
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

rom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RUM»

The term «rum» is very widely used and occupies the 9.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rum

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2 QUOTES WITH «RUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rum.
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Patrick Gordon
The Indians gave up the land of their own free will, and for it received brass kettles, blankets, guns, shirts, flints, tobacco, rum and many trinkets in which their simple hearts delighted.
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Sanya Richards-Ross
My indulgences are Skittles and rum raisin ice cream.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RUM»

Discover the use of rum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Rum Diary: A Novel
Begun in 1959 by a twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s.
Hunter S. Thompson, 2011
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And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails
Complete with cocktail recipes for would-be epicurean time-travelers, this is history at its most intoxicating. From the Hardcover edition.
Wayne Curtis, 2009
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Rum: A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776
Ian Williams describes in captivating detail how Rum and the molasses that it was made from was to the 18th century what oil is today. Rum was used by the colonists to clear Native American tribes and to buy slaves.
Ian Williams, 2006
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Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash: Piracy, Sexuality, and Masculine ...
For abstracts see: Caribbean Abstracts, no. 11, 1999-2000 (2001); p. 111.
Hans Turley, 1999
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Rum: A Global History
This book chronicles the five-hundred-year evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves to a beverage savored by connoisseurs.
Richard Foss, 2012
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The Ascent Of Rum Doodle
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BILL BRYSON An outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40,000-and-a-half-foot peak, The Ascent of Rum Doodle has been a cult favourite since its publication in 1956.
W E Bowman, 2011
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Rum 1000: The Ultimate Collection of Rum Cocktails, Recipes, ...
Ray Foley, publisher of Bartender Magazine, presents 1,000 cocktails, food recipes, fascinating facts, and resources about the spirit that inspired such marvelous inventions as the Mojito, the PiÑa Colada, and Double Chocolate Rum Cake.
Ray Foley, 2008
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Rum Punch
Elmore Leonard is the crime-writer's crime-writer, king of all he surveys.
Elmore Leonard, 2012
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Rum: a landscape without figures
Rum is one of the most commanding and spectacular of all the Hebrides. A wealth of original research reveals much more of the human story of this huge island.
John A. Love, 2001
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Treks and Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan
Here are detailed descriptions and 'topos' of all the known routes to date, from short walks, camel treks and 4-WD journeys through to sports climbs and major 'big walls' of the highest technical difficulty.Additionally the author gives ...
Di Taylor, Tony Howard, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rum is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 rum-based summer cocktails everyone should know how to make
Below, he recommends five rum-based tiki recipes that strike a balance between being authentic and doable without having to revamp your entire liquor ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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Cooking with Rum: Recipes from Grenada
The chief reason we adore Grenada, however, is for its unique rum-soaked and spice-filled cuisine—it's deemed “The Spice Island” for good reason. Would you ... «The State Journal-Register, Jun 15»
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Pernod prepares to take Cuban-made rum to the United States
French drinks giant Pernod Ricard is poised to sell its Cuban-made rum in the United States once a 53-year-old trade embargo is lifted, going head-to-head with ... «Business Insider, May 15»
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Venezuelan rum industry succeeding despite country's woes
Rum sales have shot up by more than a quarter here, while whiskey sales shrank by one-third, between 2012 and 2013, according to the Scotch Whiskey ... «Yahoo News, May 15»
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Cuban rum won't be flowing in U.S. anytime soon
MIAMI -- U.S. rum aficionados are abuzz over the possibility of mixing a Cuba Libre with authentic Cuban rum, now that they will be able to bring home liquor ... «San Jose Mercury News, Dec 14»
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As US-Cuba relations thaw, fight for the soul of Cuban rum could …
In Graham Greene's Our Man in Havana, the Havana Club is the home of the iconic Cuban rum of the same name; a small bar on the second floor, with the ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
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'Rum, Rumba, And Romance': A Book On Cuba's Enduring Mystique
It's the place where American young men and women discover rum, rumba, and romance ... a pleasure island, an Eden for the sensually deprived. «NPR, Dec 14»
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Cats rap: Andrew Lloyd Webber gives Rum Tum Tugger a hip-hop …
The composer has said that he wants to include a new, updated rap version of Rum Tum Tugger's song in the musical Cats. Will it sound anything like this? «The Guardian, Jul 14»
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Prince William necks a tot of rum during WW2 submarine visit
'Where's everyone else's rum?' William joked as he took the glass of Pusser's Navy Rum from Chairman of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum Vice Admiral Sir ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
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Rum Renaissance Revives The Spirit's Rough Reputation
There was a time when rum was considered rotgut. Blackbeard the pirate liked to mix his cane alcohol with gunpowder and light it — rum and croak. «NPR, Apr 14»

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