whisky

Signification (Anglais)

Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor.

Concepts

whisky

whiskey

Synonymes

whiskey

Scotch

whiskey

spirits

Irish

🇮🇪

alcohol

usque

stuff

liqueur

liquor

Traductions

whisky

whisky

whisky

Whisky

whisky

uísque

viski

ουίσκυ

ουίσκι

vischium

ويسكي

whisky

güisqui

whiskey

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈwɪski/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae), from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vitae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source.