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irish whiskey

I·rish whis·key
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-rish hwis-kee, wis-]
    • /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-rish hwis-kee, wis-]
    • /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-/

Definitions of irish whiskey words

  • noun irish whiskey any whiskey made in Ireland, characteristically a product of barley. 1
  • noun irish whiskey any of the whiskeys made in Ireland, usually from malt and subject to three distillations 0
  • noun irish whiskey whiskey distilled in Ireland from a mixture of malted barley and small amounts of other grains 0

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Origin of irish whiskey

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Irish whiskey

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

irish whiskey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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