whiskey
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whiskey¹
- /ˈwɪski/
- /ˈʍɪski/
Rhymes with -ɪski
Where it comes from
Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha, calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae (“water of life”). Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source and vodka from a Russian diminutive for water in reference to the dilution of pure grain spirits.
noun whiskeys · whiskies · whisky
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A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
The exceſſive drinking of ſpirituous liquours, eſpecially whiſkey, is now become ſo common, that more people are killed by them, than by ſmall-pox, fevers, broken limbs, accidents, and all other diſtempers put together. And we are credibly informed, that in one dram ſhop only in this town, there are
Similar: Devil's buttermilk, usquebaugh, scamper juice
- A drink of whiskey.
- Alternative letter-case form of Whiskey from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
whiskey²
- /ˈwɪski/
- /ˈʍɪski/
Rhymes with -ɪski
Where it comes from
From whisk + ey.
noun whiskeys · whisky
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A light gig or carriage drawn by one horse.
Ye Ladies of Lapland who beesoms bestride,
Or, pair’d in Witch Whiskeys, aslant the Moon slide;
Similar: tim-whiskey
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: whisky, bourbon, hooch, firewater, moonshine, wine, malt, liquor, rye, bottle, drink, rock, jack, scotch, stuff, cutty
Translations
Every language
noun alcoholic drink
| Español | whisky, wiski, güisqui |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위스키 wiseuki |
| 日本語 | ウイスキー uisukī, ウィスキー wisukī |
| 中文 | 威士忌酒 wēishìjì jiǔ, 威士忌 wēishìjì |
| हिन्दी | व्हिस्की vhiskī, विलायती पानी vilāytī pānī, मदिरा madirā, शराब śarāb |
| Kiswahili | wiski |
| Português | uísque, whisky |
| Français | whisky |
| Deutsch | Whisky |
| Italiano | whisky |
| Ελληνικά | ουίσκι ouíski |
| Română | whisky |
| Русский | ви́ски víski |
| Tiếng Việt | huých-ki, uytky, uýt-ki, uýt-xki |
| العربية | وِيسْكِي wiskī, وِسْكِي wiskī |
| עברית | וִיסְקִי \ וויסקי víski |
Talk about this word "whiskey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whiskey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whiskey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whiskey "whiskey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whiskey.Cite this
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title = {whiskey},
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