Laphroaig
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English
Etymology
From Goidelic/Scottish Gaelic; possibly from lag (“hollow”) + Old Norse breidd (“breadth”) + Old Norse vík (“bay”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laphroaig
- (Scotland) A whisky distillery, noted for its strong peaty taste, on Islay in Scotland.
Noun
Laphroaig (countable and uncountable, plural Laphroaigs)
- (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
- ^ Elle. (1993). United States: Elle Publishing Company