English Explanatory Dictionary

Laphroaig

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A whisky distillery, noted for its strong peaty taste, on Islay in Scotland.
noun
  1. Laphroaig whisky

Pronunciation

/ləˈfɹɔɪɡ/

Word forms

Laphroaig Laphroaigs

Etymology

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

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