Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peat-reek

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: peat-reek
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pungent smoke of a peat fire.

Uncountable

noun

Illicitly produced whisky from Scotland; moonshine.

Uncountable

Etymology

(whisky): The smoke was thought to be infused in the drink by drying the malted barley over a peat fire.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does peat-reek mean?: The pungent smoke of a peat fire.
Where does peat-reek come from?: (whisky): The smoke was thought to be infused in the drink by drying the malted barley over a peat fire.

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