Phrase guide

Scotch whisky

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Scotch

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Scotch, Scotch whiskey, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: whiskey, whisky

Narrower terms: Drambuie

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: շոտլանդական վիսկի (šotlandakan viski) — alcoholic drink
  • Armenian: սկոտչ (skotčʻ) — alcoholic drink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蘇格蘭威士忌酒 /苏格兰威士忌酒 (Sūgélán wēishìjìjiǔ) — alcoholic drink
  • Finnish: skottiviski — alcoholic drink
  • Georgian: შოტლანდიური ვისკი (šoṭlandiuri visḳi) — alcoholic drink
  • Georgian: სკოჩი (sḳoči) — alcoholic drink
  • German: Scotch Whisky — alcoholic drink
  • Irish: uisce beatha Albanach — alcoholic drink
  • Irish: fuisce na hAlban — alcoholic drink
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skotsk whisky — alcoholic drink
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skotsk whisky — alcoholic drink
  • Polish: szkocka — alcoholic drink
  • Russian: шотла́ндское ви́ски (šotlándskoje víski) — alcoholic drink
  • Russian: скотч (skotč) — alcoholic drink