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IRISH WHISKEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley
Synonyms:
Irish; Irish whiskey; Irish whisky
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
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)