usquebaugh

us·que·baugh

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhs-kwi-baw, -bah]
- /ˈʌs kwɪˌbɔ, -ˌbɑ/
- /ˈʌ.skwɪ.bɔː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhs-kwi-baw, -bah]
- /ˈʌs kwɪˌbɔ, -ˌbɑ/

Definitions of usquebaugh word

noun usquebaugh (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey. 1
noun usquebaugh an Irish liqueur flavoured with coriander 0
noun usquebaugh whiskey 0
noun usquebaugh Whisky. 0

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Origin of usquebaugh

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

1575-85; < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha; see whiskey

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Parts of speech for Usquebaugh

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Usquebaugh

usquebaugh popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for usquebaugh

noun usquebaugh

bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
bourbons — a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, Spain 1700–1931, and Naples 1735–1806, 1815–60.
corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
distiller — an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser; still.
distillery — a place or establishment where distilling, especially the distilling of liquors, is done.

All 10 Synonyms of usquebaugh