whiskey

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[edit] English

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  • whisky (England, Scotland, Canada)

[edit] Etymology

Irish uisce beatha and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha lit. 'water of life' (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae).

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whiskey (plural whiskeys or whiskies)

  1. (Ireland, US) A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain, usually aged by storing in oak barrels.
  2. (Ireland, US) A drink of whiskey.
  3. The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

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

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[edit] Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic or Irish via English

[edit] Noun

whiskey m. (plural whiskeys)

  1. whiskey (drink)
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