whisky

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Usage notes 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Noun 5 Galician 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Hungarian 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 7 Italian 7.1 Noun 8 Polish 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Noun 9 Slovak 9.1 Noun 10 Spanish 10.1 Alternative spellings 10.2 Noun 11 Swedish 11.1 Noun

[edit] English

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• whiskey (Ireland, US)

[edit] Etymology

Early 18th century. Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae). From Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish uisce beatha (“‘water of life’”). Compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae (“‘water of life’”).

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• IPA: /ˈwɪski, ˈʍɪski/
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[edit] Noun

whisky (plural whiskies)

1. (chiefly British, Scottish and Canadian) An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in in oak barrels.
2. (chiefly British, Scottish and Canadian) A drink of whisky.

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[edit] Usage notes

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

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[edit] Czech

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whisky f.

1. whisky, whiskey

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whisky m.

1. whiskey
2. whisky

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[edit] French

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whisky m. (plural whiskys)

1. Alternative spelling of whiskey.

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[edit] Galician

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From English whisky.

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whisky m. (plural whiskys)

1. whisky

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[edit] Hungarian

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• IPA: /ˈviski/
• Hyphenation: whis‧ky

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whisky (plural whiskyk)

1. whisky (US, Ireland: whiskey)

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[edit] Italian

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whisky m. inv.

1. whiskey

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[edit] Polish

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• IPA: /ˈwɨs̪kʲi/ or /ˈwis̪kʲi/

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whisky f.

1. whisky (US, Ireland: whiskey)

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whisky f. nondeclinable

1. whiskey
2. whisky

Singular

all cases whisky

Plural

all cases whisky

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• güisqui

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whisky m. (uncountable)

1. whisky (alcoholic liquor).

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whisky c.

1. whiskey (alcoholic drink)