whisky
Meaning
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
Scotch
alcohol
liqueur
liquor
spirits
stuff
Irish
usque
Frequency
Hyphenated as
whis‧ky
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɪski/
Etymology
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.
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