"whisky" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwis.ki/, /uˈis.ki/
Rhymes: -iski Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English whisky, alternative form of usque, shortening of usquebaugh, from Irish uisce beatha (literally “water of life”) and Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (literally “water of life”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|en|whisky}} Unadapted borrowing from English whisky, {{der|it|ga|uisce beatha|lit=water of life}} Irish uisce beatha (literally “water of life”), {{der|it|gd|uisge beatha|lit=water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha (literally “water of life”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} whisky m (invariable)
  1. (countable and uncountable) whisky, whiskey Tags: countable, invariable, masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-whisky-it-noun-Fky3bLWb Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Distilled beverages Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Distilled beverages: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈwis.ki/, /uˈis.ki/
Rhymes: -iski Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from English whisky, derived from whisk. Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|en|whisky}} Unadapted borrowing from English whisky Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} whisky m (invariable)
  1. whisky (a kind of light carriage) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-whisky-it-noun-7rB08T7l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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