whisky

/ˈw̝iski/ · B1 · noun · m

whiskey

whisky — whiskey

🥃 Same word as English whisky, from Gaelic uisge beatha = water of life

Spanish borrowed it unchanged from English, said WEES-kee. Photographers in Spain say whisky where English speakers say cheese, because the stretched ee sound pulls the lips into a smile.

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