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, whiskynoun
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Wiktionary
whiskeynoun
A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain, usually aged by storing in oak barrels.
whiskeynoun
A drink of whiskey.
whiskeynoun
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
Whiskeynoun
same as Whisky, a liquor
Whiskeynoun
alt. of Whisky
Whiskeynoun
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.]
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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
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.
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.
I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
If I was going to be doing anything in the spirits space that really reflected my upbringing, my childhood, it would be Irish Whiskey being an Irish Catholic from Boston. But my interest is really to support them and what they've created.
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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
- viski, WashingtonEstonian
- ویسکیPersian
- viski, wiskiFinnish
- whiskey, whiskyFrench
- fuisce, uisce beathaIrish
- 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
- huých-ki, uytky, rượu uytkyVietnamese
- lifavat, filavin, viskinVolapük
- שנאַפּסYiddish
- 威士忌酒Chinese
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