whisky

  • 41whisky — whiskey ou whisky (oui ski) s. m. Nom vulgaire de l eau de vie de grains dans les basses terres d Écosse répondant à usquebaug des hautes terres. Le whisky se fabrique en Écosse et en Irlande avec l orge et l avoine, après les avoir soumises à la …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 42Whisky — Whis|ky [ viski, engl. wiski] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. whiskey, whisky, gekürzt aus älter whisky bae, Nebenform von usquebaugh, dies aus (schott. )gäl. uisgebeatha »Lebenswasser«> aus Getreide (bes. aus gemalzter Gerste)… …

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  • 43whisky — [18] Whisky denotes etymologically ‘water of life’. The word is short for an earlier whiskybae, which was an alteration of usquebaugh; and this in turn was an anglicization of Gaelic uisge beatha ‘water of life’ (Gaelic uisge ‘water’ comes from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44whisky — /ˈwɪski / (say wiskee) noun (plural whiskies) 1. a distilled spirit made from grain, as barley, rye, oats, etc. 2. a drink of whisky. –adjective 3. made of, relating to, or resembling, whisky. Also, US and Irish, whiskey. {shortened form of… …

  • 45Whisky — der Whisky, s (Mittelstufe) alkoholisches Getränk aus Getreide, das durch Gärung und Destillation hergestellt wird und eine goldbraune Farbe hat Beispiel: Er hat eine Flasche Whisky bestellt …

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  • 46whisky — [18] Whisky denotes etymologically ‘water of life’. The word is short for an earlier whiskybae, which was an alteration of usquebaugh; and this in turn was an anglicization of Gaelic uisge beatha ‘water of life’ (Gaelic uisge ‘water’ comes from… …

    Word origins

  • 47Whisky — Whiskey Whis key, Whisky Whis ky, n.; pl. {Whiskeys}or {Whiskies}. [See {Whisk}, v. t. & n.] A light carriage built for rapid motion; called also {tim whiskey}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 48whisky — noun /ˈwɪski, ˈʍɪski/ a) An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain and usually aged in in oak barrels. b) A drink of whisky …

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  • 49whisky — See whiskey, whisky …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 50whisky — {{hw}}{{whisky}}{{/hw}}o whiskey Acquavite di cereali, di origine anglosassone. ETIMOLOGIA: voce ingl., da whisky(bae), dal celtico uisce(beatha) ‘acqua (uisce) di vita (beatha)’ …

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