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SCOTCH WHISKY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scotch whisky mean? 

SCOTCH WHISKY (noun)
  The noun SCOTCH WHISKY has 1 sense:

1. whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot stillplay

  Familiarity information: SCOTCH WHISKY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCOTCH WHISKY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

malt whiskey; malt whisky; Scotch; Scotch malt whiskey; Scotch malt whisky; Scotch whiskey; Scotch whisky

Hypernyms ("Scotch whisky" is a kind of...):

whiskey; whisky (a liquor made from fermented mash of grain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Scotch whisky"):

Drambuie (a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur)

Holonyms ("Scotch whisky" is a substance of...):

Rob Roy (a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey)


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