Nebuchadnezzar

/ˌnɛbəkəˈnɛzɚ/

UK: /ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzə/

Nebuchadnezzar

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Definition

A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 15 liters, equivalent to 20 standard bottles.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏneʾṣṣár), a corruption of earlier נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר (Nəḇûḵaḏreʾṣṣár), from Akkadian 𒀭𒀝𒃻𒁺𒋀 (Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, “Nabu protect my heir”).