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Bourbon Pronunciation
Bourbon is pronounced BUR-buhn, IPA /ˈbɝbən/.
BUR-buhn
US /ˈbɝbən/ · UK /ˈbɜːbən/
Syllables: BUR · buhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An American whiskey distilled mostly from maize.
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Bourbon in a Sentence
- He poured two fingers of bourbon.
- The bar keeps nine kinds of bourbon.
- Bourbon has to be at least half corn to carry the name.
Common Mispronunciations of Bourbon
Not BAWR-bon
That ou is the ur of burn, so the first beat rhymes with her and not with four.
Not boor-BON
Burden and bourbon both keep the weight at the front, and the second beat is a weak buhn.
Tip: The French royal house and the Bourbon biscuit are usually BOOR-buhn in Britain; the whiskey is BUR-buhn.
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