crambambuli

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noun

A drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.

OriginGerman Crambambuli →
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Meanings

nouncrambambuli (uncountable)

alternative crambambulee

  1. obsoleteuncountableA drink of rum mixed with sugar and set alight before drinking.
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    […] but, in speaking of the different drinks that are consumed in a Kneiping, we must not forget the Crambambuli. In order to prepare this liquor, an earthenware dish is used, into which a sufficient quantity of sugar is poured, and it is then filled up with rum. It is then set fire to; and the company, who sit round the flaming dish, sing—THE CRAMBAMBULI SONG.

    1842, William Howitt, The Student-Life of Germany

Origin

  1. GermanCrambambuli
  2. Englishcrambambuli

Borrowed from German Crambambuli.

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APA

crambambuli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crambambuli

MLA

“crambambuli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crambambuli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crambambuli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crambambuli.

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