güisqui

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Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

güisqui m

  1. whisky

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwiski/ [ˈɡwis.ki]
  • Rhymes: -iski
  • Syllabification: güis‧qui

Noun[edit]

güisqui m (plural güisquis)

  1. Alternative spelling of whisky
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 74:
      Amalia da un último trago a su güisqui y pide otro. El mío está todavía a medias. Ella me mira, con el vaso vacío entre las manos, y sonríe.
      Amalia takes a last sip of her whisky and asks for another. Mine is still halfway through. She looks at me, her empty glass in her hands, and smiles.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Rarely used hispanicized spelling suggested by the Real Academia Española.[1]

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