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balthazar

Pronunciation: /balˈθazə/
Definition of balthazar

noun

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

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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