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whisky
CEFRB1
/ˈwɪski/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strong alcoholic drink made from grain.
Examples
See that guy over there at the counter drinking whisky? He's pretty much my type.
There is a bit of whisky in this bottle.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 1
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈʍɪski/
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More examples
In context1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. M—, in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp. 7-8, Look into old age, you will see avarice joined to poverty—letchery, gout, impotency, like three monkeys, or London bucks, in a one...
1768, Ignatius Sancho, letter to Mr. M—, in Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, London: J. Nichols, 3rd edition, 1784, pp. 7-8, Look into old age, you will see avarice joined to poverty—letchery, gout, impotency, like three monkeys, or London bucks, in a one-horse whisky, driving to the Devil.
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Origin
noun
Variant of usque, abbreviation of usquebaugh (compare obsolete whiskybae), from Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (“water of life”), calque of Medieval Latin aqua vitae. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, and water of life from the same source.