Whiskey

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Alternate Spelling 1.3.2 Translations

English

Pronunciation

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish uisce beatha lit. 'water of life' (cf. aquavit < Latin aqua vitae)

Noun

whiskey

1. a distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain
2. a drink of whiskey
3. The letter W in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Alternate Spelling

• whisky: in Canada and Scotland

Translations

• Chinese: 威士忌酒
• Dutch: whisky m
• French: whiskey m
• German: Whisky m
• Greek: ουίσκυ n
• Irish: fuisce m, uisce beatha m
• Italian: whisky m
• Japanese: ウィスキー (wisukii)
• Korean: 위스키
• Russian: виски m (viski)
• Slovak: whisky f
• Spanish: whisky m
• Ukrainian: горілка f (horilka)