אַכציקער

Yiddish

Etymology

אַכציק (akhtsik) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaχt͡sɪkər/

Noun

אַכציקער • (akhtsiker) m

1. (US) 80-proof whiskey (whiskey with 40% ABV)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “80 proof whiskey”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN