IRISH WHISKEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Irish whiskey mean? 

• IRISH WHISKEY (noun)
  The noun IRISH WHISKEY has 1 sense:

1. whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

  Familiarity information: IRISH WHISKEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRISH WHISKEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

Irish; Irish whiskey; Irish whisky

Hypernyms ("Irish whiskey" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Irish whiskey"):

poteen (unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey)

Holonyms ("Irish whiskey" is a substance of...):

Irish coffee (sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream)