English-Thai Dictionary

whiskey

N เหล้า วิสกี้  whisky lao-wid-sa-ke

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WHISKEY

WHISKEY Whis "key, n.

 

Defn: Same as Whisky, a liquor.

 

WHISKEY; WHISKY

Whis "key, Whis "ky, n.; pl. Whiskeys or Whiskies. Etym: [See Whisk, v.t. & n.]

 

Defn: A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim- whiskey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

whiskey

whis key |ˈ (h )wiskē ˈwɪski | ▶noun ( pl. whiskeys ) 1 (also whisky ) ( pl. whiskies ) a spirit distilled from malted grain, esp. barley or rye. 2 a code word representing the letter W, used in radio communication. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: abbreviation of obsolete whiskybae, variant of usquebaugh . usage: Is it whiskey or whisky? Note that the British and Canadian spelling is without the e, so that properly one would write of Scotch whisky and Canadian whisky , but Kentucky bourbon whiskey and Irish whiskey .

 

whiskey jack

whis key jack ▶noun informal another term for gray jay.

 

whiskey sour

whis key sour ▶noun a drink consisting of whiskey mixed with sugar and lemon or lime juice.

 

Oxford Dictionary

whiskey sour

whis key sour ▶noun a drink consisting of whiskey mixed with sugar and lemon or lime juice.

 

Duden Dictionary

Whiskey

Whis key Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈvɪski ˈwɪski |englisch whiskey, whisky, gekürzt aus älter: whiskybae, Nebenform von: usquebaugh < gälisch uisgebeatha = Lebenswasser irischer oder amerikanischer Whisky, der aus Roggen oder Mais hergestellt ist

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

whiskey

whis key whis ky /(h )wɪ́ski /〖語源は 「生命の水 」; 酒の名前としての初例は1715年 〗名詞 複 -keys, -kies /-z /1 U 〖種類では 可算 〗ウイスキー (!｟米 アイルランド ｠はwhiskey, ｟英 カナダ ｠はwhiskyと書くのを好む; また, 米国でもスコッチは通例whiskyとつづる ) ▸ a bottle of whiskey 1本のウイスキー ▸ I drank my whiskey straight [｟英 ｠neat ].私はウイスキーをストレートで飲んだ 2 C 1杯のウイスキー (a glass of whiskey )▸ a whiskey and water (1杯の )水割りウイスキー .