Definition of WHISKY

whisky

Plural: whiskies

Noun

  • An alternative spelling for whiskey, an alcoholic liquor.
  • a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
  • Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor.
  • Alternative form of whiskey (“a light gig or carriage”).

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

whiskey, usquebaugh

Scrabble Score: 19

whisky: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
whisky: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whisky: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

whisky: valid Words With Friends Word