Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distillery

/dɪˈstɪləɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tillery
IPA: /dɪˈstɪləɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A company that distills alcohol.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of distilling alcohol.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: stillhouse"
"It's the water that makes this area famous. […] That water is still being used to supply Blackford's two dominant industries, Tullibardine whisky distillery to the south of the village and, more significantly, Highland Spring Group's bottling plant to the north."

Etymology

Etymology tree English distill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English distillery From distill + -ery (“place of”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈstɪləɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

distilleries (plural)

Derived Forms

microdistillery

Phrases

distillery fungus

Synonyms

stillhouse distiller distilling still

Rhymes With

hillary artillery hilary pillory guillory hillery tillery hilleary

Questions

How do you pronounce distillery?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈstɪləɹi/.
What does distillery mean?: A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
Where does distillery come from?: Etymology tree English distill Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English distillery From distill + -ery (“place of”).

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