Drambuie

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noun

A Scottish honey-flavoured whiskey liqueur.

OriginScottish Gaelic an dram buidheach →
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Meanings

nounDrambuie (countable and uncountable, plural Drambuies)

plural Drambuies

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish honey-flavoured whiskey liqueur.

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelican dram buidheach“the satisfying drink”
  2. EnglishDrambuie

Supposedly from Scottish Gaelic an dram buidheach (“the satisfying drink”).

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APA

Drambuie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drambuie

MLA

“Drambuie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drambuie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Drambuie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drambuie.

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