usque

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈʌskweɪ/

[edit] Noun

usque (plural usques)

  1. (obsolete) whisky

[edit] Latin

[edit] Adverb

ūsque (not comparable)

  1. all the way
  2. continuously, without a break

[edit] Descendants

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