rum

An old-fashioned adjective meaning strange, odd, or peculiar.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif vieilli ou littéraire signifiant étrange, inhabituel ou singulier.

1. Unusual or odd C1 informal british

   Strange, peculiar, or deviating from what is normal or expected.

   • He had a rum way of looking at things.
   • That's a rum story, I don't believe a word of it.
   • She gave me a rum look when I mentioned the incident.

   🇫🇷bizarre, étrange

   Synonymes: abnormalbizarrecuriouseccentricoddpeculiarqueersingularstrangeuncommonunusualweird

   Antonymes: commonnormalordinarystandardtypicalusual

• rummer comparative form
• rummest superlative form

indénombrable

A noun with two distinct meanings: it can refer to an alcoholic spirit made from sugarcane byproducts, or to a card game where players aim to form sets and sequences.

• 🇫🇷Nom commun avec deux sens distincts : peut désigner une boisson alcoolisée distillée à partir de sous-produits de la canne à sucre, ou un jeu de cartes où les joueurs cherchent à former des combinaisons et des suites.

1. Alcoholic beverage B1 formal

   A distilled alcoholic drink made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice.

   • He ordered a glass of dark rum with cola.
   • The cocktail was made with white rum and lime juice.
   • Rum is a popular spirit in Caribbean countries.

   🇫🇷Rhum (boisson alcoolisée)

2. Card game B2 informal

   A card game in which players try to form sets and sequences of cards, with the goal of being the first to meld all their cards.

   • They played a few rounds of rum after dinner.
   • She won the game of rum by laying down a sequence of hearts.
   • Rum is a classic game that requires both luck and strategy.

   🇫🇷Rami

   Synonymes: rummy

• rums plural form
• rums' possessive plural form
• rum's possessive singular form