whisky
n.
alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain (e.g. corn, rye, or barley)
Whisky
Whisky , or whiskey , refers to a broad category of
alcoholic beverages that are
distilled from
fermented grain mash and aged in wooden
casks (generally oak).Different grains are used for different varieties, including:
barley,
malted barley,
rye, malted rye,
wheat, and
maize (corn). Whisky derives from the
Gaelic word for "water" (uisce or uisge), and is called in full uisge-beatha (in
Scotland) or uisce beatha (
Ireland), meaning "Water of Life". It is related to the Latin aqua vitae, also meaning "water of life". It is always Scotch whisky, and Irish whiskey.
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whisky
Noun
1. a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
(synonym) whiskey
(hypernym) liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
(hyponym) blended whiskey, blended whisky
(substance-holonym) manhattan
Whisky (der)
n.
whisky, alcoholic beverage, bourbon, Scotch
whisky (m)
n.
whisky, alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain (e.g. corn, rye, or barley)