Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whisky jack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
whisky -jack
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.

Canadian usage

noun

Synonym of bottle jack

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan), or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Usage

Inflected Forms

whisky jacks (plural) whiskey jack (alternative, US) whiskey-jack (alternative, US) whiskeyjack (alternative, US) whisky-jack (alternative, Canada) whiskyjack (alternative, Canada)

Synonyms

Canada jay grey jay whisky john whisky-john bottle jack

Questions

What does whisky jack mean?
The gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis.
Where does whisky jack come from?
Perhaps an alteration of whisky john, a corruption of Cree wîskacân / ᐄᐧᐢᑲᒑᐣ (iiyskacaan), or perhaps directly from Cree wîskicâk ᐄᐧᐢᑭᒑᐠ (iiyskicaak). See also Wisakedjak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

How to pronounce whisky jack

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “whisky jack”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “whisky jack”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “whisky jack” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.