grog

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

grog

from English grog. The English word comes from the nickname (old grog) of the English admiral Edward Vernon, who had decided that rum would be cut with water on board, in an attempt to limit its consumption. This nickname came from the fact that he always wore a garment made of a fabric called grogram (or gourgouran in French).

Definition

Plural

grogs

Translations

  • germangerman:Grog
  • englishenglish:grog
  • spanishspanish:grog
  • italianitalian:grog
  • dutchdutch:grog
  • polishpolish:grog
  • russianrussian:грог
  • swedishswedish:grogg
  • ukrainianukrainian:грог