rum1

 
Pronunciation: /rʌm/

noun

[mass noun]
  • an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses: she fortified herself with a large tot of rum [count noun]: buy him a rum and he’ll tell you his life story
  • North American intoxicating drink.

Origin:

mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense