"whiskey" meaning in French

See whiskey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wis.ki/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-whiskey.wav Forms: whiskeys [plural], whisky [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from English whisky, whiskey, from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*wed-}}, {{bor+|fr|en|whisky}} Borrowed from English whisky, {{der|fr|ga|uisce beatha}} Irish uisce beatha, {{der|fr|gd|uisge-beatha|lit=water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} whiskey m (plural whiskeys)
  1. whiskey (drink) Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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