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uisce beatha
Old Irish · medieval
"water of life"
literally "water of life", describing distilled spirits
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uisge beatha
Scottish Gaelic · 1400s
"water of life, distilled spirit"
the same phrase used for Highland distilled spirits
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whisky
English · 1700s
"a distilled grain spirit"
clipped from the Gaelic phrase and anglicized
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