{
    "term": "whisky",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a strong alcoholic drink made from malted grain. It is sometimes drunk with water and/or ice.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a bottle of whisky"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Scotch whisky"
                },
                {
                    "text": "highland whiskies"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He added a dash of whisky to his coffee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She poured herself a large tot of whisky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fine malt whisky"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a large measure of whisky"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the art of distilling whisky"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["blended", "malt", "Scotch"],
                "… of whisky": ["drop", "nip", "measure"],
                "verb + whisky/​whiskey": ["drink", "have", "pour (somebody)"],
                "whisky/​whiskey + noun": ["drinker", "bottle", "decanter"],
                "phrases": ["whisky on the rocks"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a glass of whisky",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a whisky and soda"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two whiskies, please."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had a whisky on the rocks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a neat whisky (= not mixed with anything)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll have my whisky straight, please (= not mixed with anything)."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["blended", "malt", "Scotch"],
                "… of whisky": ["drop", "nip", "measure"],
                "verb + whisky/​whiskey": ["drink", "have", "pour (somebody)"],
                "whisky/​whiskey + noun": ["drinker", "bottle", "decanter"],
                "phrases": ["whisky on the rocks"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪski/",
                "audio": "wh/whisky/whisky__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwɪski/",
                "audio": "wh/whisky/whisky__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 18th cent.: abbreviation of obsolete whiskybae, variant of usquebaugh ‘whisky’."
}