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WHISKY MAIZ [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
DEF

Corn whisky; specif., home-made or bootleg or inferior corn whisky.

OBS

Americanism.

Key term(s)
  • corn whiskey
  • corn whisky

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
OBS

Pluriel : des whiskys; des whiskies.

OBS

whisky (sing.); whiskys (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

whisky ou spiritueux en général.

Key term(s)
  • whiskey de maïs
  • whiskey

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Destilería (Ind. alimentaria)
  • Regionalismos y usos particulares
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Record 2 2010-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
DEF

Whiskey distilled from a mash of fermented grain, containing at least 80 per cent corn. It is usually not aged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillerie (Alimentation)
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
DEF

Whiskey américain fait de blé malté et de maïs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Destilería (Ind. alimentaria)
  • Regionalismos y usos particulares
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