whisk

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• /ˈwɪsk/ wine–whine merger
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• /ˈʍɪsk/ without the wine–whine merger
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• [ˈw̥ɪsk] without the wine–whine merger
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• CMU ARPABET: W IH1 S K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English whisk, borrowed from Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, *wiskō (“bundle of hay, wisp”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys-. Cognates Cognate with Danish visk, Dutch wis, German Wisch, Latin virga (“rod, switch”), viscus (“entrails”), Lithuanian vizgéti (“to tremble”), Czech věchet (“wisp of straw”), Sanskrit वेष्क (veṣka, “noose”). Compare also Old English wiscian (“to plait”), granwisc (“awn”). The unetymological wh- is probably expressive of the sound; compare the same development in whip and onomatopoeias such as whack and whoosh.

So called from the rapid action of sweeping the cards off the table after a trick has been won.

139 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: замах (zamah) — quick, light sweeping motion
• Catalan: escombrada — quick, light sweeping motion
• Czech: mrsknutí — quick, light sweeping motion
• Czech: šlehnutí — quick, light sweeping motion
• Finnish: pyyhkäisy — quick, light sweeping motion
• Finnish: huiskaus — quick, light sweeping motion
• Galician: varredela — quick, light sweeping motion
• Norwegian Bokmål: visp — quick, light sweeping motion
• Portuguese: lapada — quick, light sweeping motion
• Russian: сма́хивание (smáxivanije) — quick, light sweeping motion
• Spanish: barrido — quick, light sweeping motion
• Swedish: svep — quick, light sweeping motion
• Swedish: viftning — quick, light sweeping motion
• Welsh: chwifiad — quick, light sweeping motion
• Arabic: مِخْفَقَة (miḵfaqa) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Belarusian: збіва́лка (zbiválka) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Bulgarian: бърка́лка (bǎrkálka) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Catalan: batedor — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Chinese Cantonese: 𢪎蛋器 — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Chinese Cantonese: 蛋𢪎 — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Chinese Mandarin: 打蛋器 (dǎdànqì) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Czech: metla — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Czech: metlička — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Danish: piskeris — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Dutch: garde — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Dutch: klopper — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Finnish: vispilä — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Finnish: vatkain — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• French: fouet — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Galician: trello — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Galician: batedor — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Georgian: სათქვეფელა (satkvepela) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Georgian: სადღვებელა (sadɣvebela) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• German: Schneebesen — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• German: Schaumschläger — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Hungarian: habverő — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Icelandic: þeytari — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Irish: greadtóir — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Italian: frusta — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Japanese: 泡立て器 (awadateki) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Korean: 거품기 (geopumgi) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Luxembourgish: Schnéibiesem — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Norwegian Bokmål: visp — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Norwegian Nynorsk: visp — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Polish: ubijaczka — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Polish: trzepaczka — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Portuguese: batedor — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Portuguese: fuê — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Romanian: tel — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Russian: сбива́лка (sbiválka) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Russian: ве́нчик (vénčik) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Russian: взбива́лка (vzbiválka) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Serbo-Croatian: pjenjača — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Serbo-Croatian: pjenača — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Serbo-Croatian: mijèšalica / méšalica — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Serbo-Croatian: mȉkser — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Slovak: metla — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Slovak: metlička — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Spanish: batidora — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Spanish: batidor — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Swedish: visp — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Thai: ตะกร้อ (dtà-grɔ̂ɔ) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Turkish: çırpıcı — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Turkish: çırpma teli — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Ukrainian: ві́ничок m колоті́вка (vínyčok) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Ukrainian: збива́лка (zbyválka) — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Vietnamese: cái đánh trứng — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Welsh: chwisg — kitchen utensil — see also egg whisk
• Bulgarian: метли́чка (metlíčka) — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Czech: věchet — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Danish: dusk — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Danish: visk — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Finnish: luuta — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Finnish: vasta — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Galician: bascullo — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Galician: brocha — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Portuguese: broxa — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Russian: метёлка (metjólka) — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Spanish: brocha — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Spanish: escobilla — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Swedish: borste — bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush
• Bulgarian: метли́чка (metlíčka) — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Czech: štětka — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Finnish: huisku — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Finnish: pölyhuisku — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• French: balayette — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Galician: balea — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• German: Handfeger — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• German: Handbesen — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• German: Bartwisch — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Russian: метёлка (metjólka) — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Ukrainian: ві́ничок (vínyčok) — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Welsh: ysgubell — small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle
• Bulgarian: замахвам (zamahvam) — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Bulgarian: замахна (zamahna) — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Czech: smést — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Finnish: pyyhkiä — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Finnish: pyyhkäistä — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• French: balayer — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Galician: anazar — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Galician: bater — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Galician: remexer — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• German: wischen — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Norwegian Bokmål: vispe — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Russian: сма́хивать (smáxivatʹ) — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Russian: смахну́ть (smaxnútʹ) — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Scottish Gaelic: sguab — to move something with quick light sweeping motions
• Bulgarian: разбивам (razbivam) — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Chinese Mandarin: 攪打 /搅打 (jiǎodǎ) — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Czech: šlehat — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Danish: piske — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Dutch: kloppen — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Finnish: vatkata — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Finnish: vispata — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• French: fouetter — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Galician: anazar — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Galician: bater — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• German: verquirlen — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Māori: kōheri — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Māori: kōheriheri — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Māori: tāwhiuwhiu — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Norman: d'battre — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Norwegian Bokmål: vispe — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Norwegian Bokmål: piske — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vispe — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Portuguese: bater — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Russian: взбива́ть (vzbivátʹ) — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Russian: взбить (vzbitʹ) — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Scottish Gaelic: sguab — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Spanish: batir — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Swedish: vispa — in cooking, to whip e.g. eggs or cream
• Bulgarian: бръсвам (brǎsvam) — to move something rapidly and with no warning
• Dutch: zwaaien — to move something rapidly and with no warning
• Finnish: kiidättää — to move something rapidly and with no warning
• Finnish: lennättää — to move something rapidly and with no warning
• Galician: sacar — to move something rapidly and with no warning
• Finnish: rientää — to move lightly and nimbly
• Russian: ю́ркнуть (júrknutʹ) — to move lightly and nimbly
• Spanish: deslizarse — to move lightly and nimbly