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{
"term": "whisky",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a strong alcoholic drink made from malted grain. It is sometimes drunk with water and/or ice.",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a bottle of whisky"
},
{
"text": "Scotch whisky"
},
{
"text": "highland whiskies"
},
{
"text": "He added a dash of whisky to his coffee."
},
{
"text": "She poured herself a large tot of whisky."
},
{
"text": "a fine malt whisky"
},
{
"text": "a large measure of whisky"
},
{
"text": "the art of distilling whisky"
}
],
"topics": ["Drinks"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["blended", "malt", "Scotch"],
"… of whisky": ["drop", "nip", "measure"],
"verb + whisky/whiskey": ["drink", "have", "pour (somebody)"],
"whisky/whiskey + noun": ["drinker", "bottle", "decanter"],
"phrases": ["whisky on the rocks"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a glass of whisky",
"labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a whisky and soda"
},
{
"text": "Two whiskies, please."
},
{
"text": "He had a whisky on the rocks."
},
{
"text": "a neat whisky (= not mixed with anything)"
},
{
"text": "I'll have my whisky straight, please (= not mixed with anything)."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["blended", "malt", "Scotch"],
"… of whisky": ["drop", "nip", "measure"],
"verb + whisky/whiskey": ["drink", "have", "pour (somebody)"],
"whisky/whiskey + noun": ["drinker", "bottle", "decanter"],
"phrases": ["whisky on the rocks"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪski/",
"audio": "wh/whisky/whisky__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪski/",
"audio": "wh/whisky/whisky__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: abbreviation of obsolete whiskybae, variant of usquebaugh ‘whisky’."
}