noun
Nebuchadnezzar
nehb-yuu-kuhd-NEH-zuh
noun
1
An oversized wine bottle holding about 15 litres, equal to roughly 20 standard bottles.
"The restaurant brought out a nebuchadnezzar of champagne for the celebration."
How to Use Nebuchadnezzar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA giant wine or champagne bottle, one of the largest standard sizes.
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Bottle sizes get their names from biblical kings in ascending order of size — nebuchadnezzar is one of the largest commonly sold.
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Etymology
Named after Nebuchadnezzar II, the Babylonian king from the Bible, following the tradition of naming huge bottle sizes after biblical and historical kings.