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whisky
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whis·ky  (hwsk, ws-)
n.
Variant of whiskey.

whisky
Noun
pl -kies a strong alcoholic drink made by distilling fermented cereals, esp. in Scotland [Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha water of life]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whiskywhisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
blended whiskey, blended whisky - mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits
bourbon - whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
Irish whiskey, Irish whisky, Irish - whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
rye whiskey, rye whisky, rye - whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt
Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch - whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still
sour mash whiskey, sour mash - any whiskey distilled from sour mash
manhattan - a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters
old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
whiskey sour, whisky sour - a sour made with whiskey

whisky
noun Scotch, malt, rye, bourbon, firewater, John Barleycorn, usquebaugh (Gaelic) barley-bree Scot.
Translations

whisky, whiskey (US, IRELAND) [ˈwɪskɪ] nwhisky m
whisky (Irish, US), whiskey [ˈwɪskɪ] nwhisky m
whisky (US, Ireland) whiskey [ˈwɪskɪ] nWhisky m
whisky (Irish, US), whiskey [ˈwɪskɪ] nwhisky m inv

whisky
n whisky [ˈwiski]
a type of alcoholic drink made from grain. whiskey, whisky ويسْكي уиски whisky whisky der Whisky ουίσκι whisky viski ویسکی viski whisky וִיסקִי ह्विस्की viski whisky wiski viskí whisky ウイスキー 위스키 viskis viskijs wiski whisky whisky whisky whisky whisky виски whisky viski viski whisky เหล้าวิสกี้ viski 威士忌酒 віскі اناج سے کشید کی گءی شراب một loại rượu


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