rhum

English

Noun

rhum (plural rhums)

1. (obsolete or archaic except Philippines) Alternative form of rum, an alcoholic beverage distilled from sugarcane, similar spirits.
   • 1639 September 24, John Josselyn, Journal in An Account of Two Voyages to New-England... (1673), p. 24:

     ... I went aboard the Fellowship of 100 and 70 Tuns a Flemish bottom, the Master George Luxon of Bittiford in Devonshire, several of my friends came to bid me farewell, among the rest Captain Thomas Wannerton who drank to me a pint of kill-devil alias Rhum at a draught ...

See also

• rhum agricole

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English rum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/

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• Homophones: Rome, ROM

Noun

rhum m (plural rhums)

1. rum

Derived terms

• baba au rhum
• rhum agricole
• rhum arrangé
• rhumerie

Descendants

• Réunion Creole French: rim
• → Romanian: rom

Further reading

• “rhum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Noun

rhum m (invariable)

1. alternative form of rum