Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iron brew

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: iron brew
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orange-coloured Scottish carbonated soft drink.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A cool box holds 10 cans of cola and 6 cans of iron brew. What is the probability that: (a) a can of cola is selected at random (b) after drinking the cola, the next can selected is iron brew?"

Etymology

From a trade name introduced in 1901, later changed to Irn-Bru because of legislation forbidding the word brew in names of non-brewed products.

Usage

Inflected Forms

iron brews (plural)

Questions

What does iron brew mean?: An orange-coloured Scottish carbonated soft drink.
Where does iron brew come from?: From a trade name introduced in 1901, later changed to Irn-Bru because of legislation forbidding the word brew in names of non-brewed products.

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