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Pronunciation
IPA|/�wɪski/
Etymology
Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish uisce beatha literally|lit. 'water of life' (cf. aquavit < Latin aqua vitae).
Alternative spellings
whisky (see Usage notes)
Noun
whiskey
- a distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain, usually aged by storing in Oak barrels.
- a drink of whiskey.
- The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Translations
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Afrikaans: whisky m
Albanian: uiski
Arabic: ARchar|Ù�Ù�سÙ�Ù� (wÃski)
Bosnian: viski#Bosnian|viski m
Chinese: �士�� (w�ishìjì-ji�)
Czech: whisky f
Danish: whisky c
Dutch: whisky m
Estonian: viski
Finnish: viski
French: whiskey m
German: Whisky m
Greek: οÏ�ίÏ�κÏ� (ouÃsky) n
Hungarian: whisky
Hebrew: ���סק� (viski)
Icelandic: viskÃ
Irish: fuisce m, uisce beatha m
Italian: whisky m
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Japanese: ã�¦ã�£ã�¹ã�ã�¼ (uisukÄ«)
Korean: ��� (wiseuki)
Norwegian: whisky c
Portuguese: uÃsque m
Russian: виÑ�ки (vÃski) m
Scottish Gaelic: uisge beatha m
Serbian:
Slovak: whisky f
Spanish: whisky m
Swahili: wiski
Swedish: whisky c
Tagalog: wÃski
Turkish: viski
Ukrainian: вÑ�Ñ�кÑ� (vÃski) m, гоÑ�Ñ�лка (horÃlka) f
Vietnamese: huých-ki
Welsh: chwisgi
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Usage notes
The spellings whisky and whiskey are often used to distinguish country of origin, whisky indicating a Scottish product and whiskey indicating Irish or American.
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