noun
jeroboam
jair-uh-BOH-um/ˌdʒerəˈbəʊəm/
An oversized wine bottle holding several standard bottles.
The jeroboam stands beside four standard bottles to show its greater capacity.
Etymology
Yarobh'am means 'let the people increase' and is the name behind the biblical Jeroboam. The large wine bottle was named after him; the evidence does not explain the choice.
In context
this is a bottle of Bordeaux jeroboam for comparison you can see a normal sized bottle of wine next to it which is Tiny in comparison
More examples
- The wine shop sells jeroboams for large celebrations.
- We need a bigger ice bucket for this jeroboam.
- They open a jeroboam of red wine for the wedding toast.
Forms
jeroboam · jeroboams
Similar words
- magnum
- Holds two standard wine bottles, fewer than a jeroboam.
- methuselah
- A still larger wine bottle, typically holding six liters.