Laphroaig

English

Etymology

From Goidelic/Scottish Gaelic; possibly from lag (“hollow”) + Old Norse breidd (“breadth”) + Old Norse vík (“bay”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ləˈfɹɔɪɡ/

Proper noun

Laphroaig

  1. (Scotland) A whisky distillery, noted for its strong peaty taste, on Islay in Scotland.

Noun

Laphroaig (countable and uncountable, plural Laphroaigs)

  1. (A serving or bottle of) Laphroaig whisky
    • 2003, Todd McEwen, Who Sleeps With Katz, Granta, published 2005, page 239:
      And when I am hungry, said MacK, they bring me the salmons of Argyll smoked over peat of the Hebrides, and a glass of Laphroaig.

References
  1. Elle. (1993). United States: Elle Publishing Company
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