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单词 balthazar
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Definition of balthazar in English:

balthazar

nounbalˈθazəbalˈTHāzər
  • A very large wine bottle, equivalent in capacity to sixteen regular bottles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some years ago, he found a Balthazar bottle in a store of wine he had acquired.
    • For the reception, there will be a “classic champagne fountain” poured from a giant Balthazar bottle of Veuve Clicquot.

Origin

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

 
 

Definition of balthazar in US English:

balthazar

nounbalˈTHāzər
  • A very large wine bottle, with a capacity of 12 liters, equivalent to that of 16 ordinary wine bottles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For the reception, there will be a “classic champagne fountain” poured from a giant Balthazar bottle of Veuve Clicquot.
    • Some years ago, he found a Balthazar bottle in a store of wine he had acquired.

Origin

1930s: from Balthazar, 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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