usque

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish and Scots Gaelic uisge beatha (“water of life”). Compare whisky and obsolete whiskybae.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈʌskweɪ/

Noun [edit]

usque (plural usques)

  1. (obsolete) whisky

Latin [edit]

Adverb [edit]

ūsque (not comparable)

  1. all the way
  2. continuously, without a break
    • Ab ovo usque ad mala. —Horace

Descendants [edit]

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