whisky

[hwis-kee, wis-]

Origin

whiskey (used especially for Scotch or Canadian whiskey).

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whisky (ˈwɪskɪ)

—n , pl -kies
	a spirit made by distilling fermented cereals, which is matured and often blended

[C18: shortened from whiskybae, from Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, literally: water of life; see usquebaugh]

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Word Origin & History

whisky

see whiskey.

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