"whisky" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ Audio: En-us-whisky.ogg Forms: whiskies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪski 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|uisge-beatha||water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (“water of life”), {{der|en|ML.|aqua vitae}} Medieval Latin aqua vitae Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whisky (countable and uncountable, plural whiskies)
  1. (Scotland, Canada, Australia) Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor. Tags: Australia, Canada, Scotland, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: whiskey (extra: an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor) Categories (topical): Carriages, Distilled beverages Categories (place): Scotland
    Sense id: en-whisky-en-noun-olJK2GTe Disambiguation of Carriages: 83 17 Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 95 5 Disambiguation of Scotland: 91 9 Categories (other): Australian English, Canadian English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 20 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 20 entries: 52 6 6 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 4 4 36 2 2 Derived forms: English whisky, grain whisky, hot whisky, malt whisky, single malt whisky, sorghum whisky, whisky butter, whisky-jack, whisky jack, whisky seat, whisky tango foxtrot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tim-whisky
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪski/, /ˈʍɪski/ Audio: En-us-whisky.ogg Forms: whiskies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪski Etymology: From whisk + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whisk|y}} whisk + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} whisky (plural whiskies)
  1. (historical) Alternative form of whiskey, a light gig or carriage. Tags: alt-of, alternative, historical Alternative form of: whiskey (extra: a light gig or carriage)
    Sense id: en-whisky-en-noun-HJpX~A-h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tim-whisky
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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