whiskey

English

/ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/

noun
Definitions
  • (Ireland) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
  • (Ireland) A drink of whiskey.
  • (historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.
  • The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish uisce beatha (water of life) borrowed from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (water of life) derived from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (water) derived from Latin aqua vitae (spirits, water of life) root from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (water, wet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wed-

Gloss

water, wet

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

水

Emoji
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