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salmanazar

Pronunciation: /ˌsalməˈneɪzə/
Definition of salmanazar

noun

  • a wine bottle of approximately twelve times the standard size.

Origin:

1930s: named after Shalmaneser, a king of Assyria (2 Kings 17–18)

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