What does whiskey mean?
Definitions for whiskey
ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-whiskey
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word whiskey.
Princeton's WordNet
whiskey, whisky(noun)
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Wiktionary
whiskey(Noun)
A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain, usually aged by storing in oak barrels.
Etymology: uisce beatha and uisge-beatha lit. 'water of life' (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae).
whiskey(Noun)
A drink of whiskey.
Etymology: uisce beatha and uisge-beatha lit. 'water of life' (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae).
whiskey(Noun)
The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Etymology: uisce beatha and uisge-beatha lit. 'water of life' (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae).
Webster Dictionary
Whiskey(noun)
same as Whisky, a liquor
Etymology: [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
Whiskey(noun)
alt. of Whisky
Etymology: [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
Whiskey(noun)
an intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley
Etymology: [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whiskey in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whiskey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of whiskey in a Sentence
They say some of my stars drink whiskey. But I have found that the ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ballgames.
Brandy is the original craft distilling in America. The first brandy was made eight years before the first rye whiskey and well before bourbon.
Find out what whiskey he drinks and send all of my generals a case, if it will get the same results. - in reply to comments about General Grant's drinking problems
I ’m going to take over the Irish whiskey market, and this is delicious, so keep an eye out for it.
There’s still a great story to be told about rye whiskey as not only a resolute American spirit, but also a really interesting agricultural and cocktail context for New York.
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Translations for whiskey
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- whiskyAfrikaans
- ويسكيArabic
- віскіBelarusian
- уискиBulgarian
- wiskiBreton
- whiskyCatalan, Valencian
- whiskyCzech
- chwisgiWelsh
- whiskyDanish
- Whisky, WhiskeyGerman
- ουίσκιGreek
- viskioEsperanto
- güisqui, whiskySpanish
- Washington, viskiEstonian
- ویسکیPersian
- viski, wiskiFinnish
- whiskey, whiskyFrench
- uisce beatha, fuisceIrish
- uisge-beathaScottish Gaelic
- whiskyGalician
- ushtey beaManx
- וויסקיHebrew
- व्हिस्कीHindi
- whiskyHungarian
- վիսկիArmenian
- wiskiIndonesian
- wiskioIdo
- viskíIcelandic
- whiskyItalian
- ウィスキーJapanese
- ვისკიGeorgian
- 위스키Korean
- hwiskiCornish
- cupamLatin
- viskisLithuanian
- viskijsLatvian
- wihikēMāori
- вискиMacedonian
- wiskiMalay
- ဝီစကီBurmese
- whiskyDutch
- whiskyNorwegian
- whiskyPolish
- uísque, whiskyPortuguese
- whiskyRomanian
- вискиRussian
- виски, viskiSerbo-Croatian
- whiskySlovak
- viskiSlovene
- uiskiAlbanian
- visky, whiskySwedish
- wiskiSwahili
- విస్కీTelugu
- วิสกี้Thai
- wískiTagalog
- viskiTurkish
- віскіUkrainian
- وہسکیUrdu
- rượu uytky, huých-ki, uytkyVietnamese
- viskin, filavin, lifavatVolapük
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