whisky distilled esp from fermented malted barley and made in Scotland
2. Northeast England
a type of relatively mild beer
Scotch whisky in American English
noun
whiskey distilled in Scotland, esp. from malted barley in a pot still
Word origin
[1825–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, cross section, electrolyte, individualism, panda