# demijohn

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɛmɪdʒɒn/

## Definitions
1. A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.

## Etymology
Partial calque of French dame-jeanne (literally “Lady Jane”), of uncertain origin. Note that the French Jeanne (“Jane, feminine of John”) has changed to the masculine form John, rather than the cognate English Jane.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/demijohn