uísque

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, from Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha and Irish uisce beatha (“water of life”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈis.ki/ [ʊˈis.ki], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwis.ki/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /uˈiʃ.ki/ [ʊˈiʃ.ki], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwiʃ.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈis.ke/ [ʊˈis.ke], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwis.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈwiʃ.kɨ/

Homophone: whisky (Brazil)
Hyphenation: u‧ís‧que

Noun

uísque m (plural uísques)

(uncountable) whiskey (a type of alcoholic drink)
a bottle of whisky

Usage notes

The form is now uncommon in Portugal, with the unadapted form and spelling, whisky, being the most used.

Derived terms

uísque escocês
uisqueria

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