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Definitions for whiskey
ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-whiskey
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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).
Wikipedia
whiskey
Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, which are typically made of charred white oak. Uncharred white oak casks previously used for the aging of port, rum or sherry are also sometimes used. Whisky is a strictly regulated spirit worldwide with many classes and types. The typical unifying characteristics of the different classes and types are the fermentation of grains, distillation, and aging in wooden barrels.
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whiskey
Whiskey is a distilled alcoholic beverage made primarily from fermented grain mash such as barley, corn, rye, or wheat. The production process involves aging the beverage in wooden casks, which gives it its distinctive brown color and flavor. The aging period can vary, which often contributes to variations in taste. The spelling "whiskey" is typically used in Ireland and the United States, while "whisky" is used in Scotland and Canada.
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
Beer would result in less water loss than whiskey, because you are ingesting more fluid with beer, strong alcoholic drinks will dehydrate, dilute alcoholic drinks will not.
Got a whiskey cured guitar and no place is too far
I mean it's hard to go out there and open up a bottle of dark, you know, root whiskey or rum, and when it’s hot outside.
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.
As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.
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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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