whiskey

See also: Whiskey

Translingual

Noun

whiskey

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English
Glass of Irish whiskey.

Alternative forms
  • whisky (England, Scotland, Canada)

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”), from *biwos (“alive”), calque of Latin aqua vitae.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪski/
  • (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍɪski/
  • Rhymes: -ɪski
  • Hyphenation: whis‧key

Noun

whiskey (countable and uncountable, plural whiskeys or whiskies)

  1. (Ireland, US) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
    • 1753, “Historical Chronicle”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume XXIII, page 391:
      The exceſſive drinking of ſpirituous liquours, eſpecially whiſkey, is now become ſo common, that more people are killed by them, than by ſmall-pox, fevers, broken limbs, accidents, and all other diſtempers put together. And we are credibly informed, that in one dram ſhop only in this town, there are 120 gallons of that accurſed ſpirit, whiſkey, ſold.
  2. (Ireland, US) A drink of whiskey.
  3. (historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.
  4. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Usage notes

The regional spellings whiskey and whisky are also used world-wide to distinguish regional drinks, for example bourbon whiskey, but Scotch whisky.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Jersey Dutch: wäski
  • → Punjabi: ਵਿਸਕੀ (viskī)
  • → Welsh: chwisgi

Translations

See also

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English whiskey.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪski/
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  • Hyphenation: whis‧key

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys, diminutive whiskeytje n)

  1. (a glass of) whiskey

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, whiskey, from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wis.ki/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys)

  1. whiskey (drink)

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys)

  1. Alternative form of uísque

Spanish

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys or whiskey)

  1. Alternative spelling of whisky
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