"וויסקיי" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: viskey [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English whiskey, whisky, from Irish uisce beatha and Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”) (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vītae). Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|en|whiskey}} English whiskey, {{der|yi|ga|uisce beatha}} Irish uisce beatha, {{der|yi|gd|uisge-beatha|lit=water of life}} Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), {{cog|la|aqua vītae}} Latin aqua vītae Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=viskey}} וויסקיי • (viskey) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|sc=Hebr|tr=viskey}} וויסקיי • (viskey) m
  1. whiskey Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages
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