different between whiskey vs cognac

English

Alternative forms

• whisky (England, Scotland, Canada)

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”), from Proto-Celtic *udenskyos (“water”) + *biwotos (“life”), from *biwos (“alive”), calque of Latin aqua vitae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?ski/
• (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /???ski/
• Rhymes: -?ski
• Hyphenation: whis?key

Noun

whiskey (countable and uncountable, plural whiskeys or whiskies)

1. (Ireland, US) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
2. (Ireland, US) A drink of whiskey.
3. (historical) A light gig or carriage; a tim-whiskey.
4. Whiskey, the letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Usage notes

The regional spellings whiskey and whisky are also used world-wide to distinguish regional drinks, for example bourbon whiskey, but Scotch whisky.

Derived terms

• whiskey dick

Translations

See also

• whiskey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English whiskey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ski/
• Hyphenation: whis?key

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys, diminutive whiskeytje n)

1. (a glass of) whiskey

French

Alternative forms

• whisky

Etymology

Borrowed from English whisky, whiskey, from Irish uisce beatha, Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha (literally “water of life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wis.ki/

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys)

1. whiskey (drink)

Further reading

• “whiskey” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys)

1. Alternative form of uísque

Spanish

Noun

whiskey m (plural whiskeys or whiskey)

1. Alternative spelling of whisky

English

Etymology

French cognac, from Cognac, a city in France, from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?n.jæk/, /?ko?n.jæk/
• Homophone: konjac

Noun

cognac (countable and uncountable, plural cognacs)

1. A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

   Major manufacturers add a small proportion of caramel to color their cognacs.

Translations

See also

• Armagnac

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French cognac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k??n?j???]

Noun

cognac c (singular definite cognacen, plural indefinite cognacer)

1. brandy, cognac

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French cognac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?j?k/
• Hyphenation: cog?nac
• Rhymes: -?k

Noun

cognac m (plural cognacs, diminutive cognacje n)

1. (a glass of) cognac

Derived terms

• cognacglas

French

Etymology

The city's name is from Medieval Latin Comniacum, from the name Cominius + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum. The gens Cominius is an Italic family name; see Cominia for further details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.?ak/

Noun

cognac m (plural cognacs)

1. cognac

Descendants

• Russian: ??????? m (kon?ják)

Further reading

• “cognac” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).